For a long time now I've been seeing this ugly trend in the titles of linked articles.
I wish every HN user would flag any article with these clickbait titles, instead they're always popular. You're encouraging this shameless virality tactic by engaging with content with titles like that. "$popularthing is just the worst" is crafted to engage you. By clicking, you reward the author's behavior.
Please just flag them without clicking the link, until blog authors take the hint and write sensible titles. That's what I'm going to do from now on. Flag on sight.
I wish every HN user would flag any article with these clickbait titles, instead they're always popular. You're encouraging this shameless virality tactic by engaging with content with titles like that. "$popularthing is just the worst" is crafted to engage you. By clicking, you reward the author's behavior.
Please just flag them without clicking the link, until blog authors take the hint and write sensible titles. That's what I'm going to do from now on. Flag on sight.