• melfie@lemy.lol
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    8 days ago

    I’m referring more to how information is presented. Don’t tell me you have “one simple trick” and make me watch a 20 minute video to find out it’s something stupid you could’ve told me the basic premise of in 2 seconds and then described in more detail afterwards. Going beyond the basic premise and gaining a working knowledge of most topics takes a concerted effort, correct.

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      8 days ago

      Journalists used to use the inverted pyramid for a reason. Direct marketers reversed that principle to create what evolved into clickbait. So clickbait, to me, automatically implies the opposite of journalism (advertising and/or propaganda) .