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I disagree with most people saying it's not a problem. It's funny, because in the responses most people are saying the same thing. It's a bit of an echo chamber in general here. I do agree with most of the echos, but I also recognize it's an echo chamber. When I do disagree with an opinion, it is not often well recieved. It's also not as likely to be taken seriously since I am one of the few oppsoing it. This can cause more confirmation bias, and even fear mongering to some extent. Which I always find sensationalized headlines here absurd because the truth is absurd enough. We dont need to exaggerate details to make it worse, but unfortunately those headlines get more clicks.
People are quick to comment on a headline without reading the article, as long as it supports something they already believe in. And even if something ends up not matching the headline, you get a response of "well I wouldn't be surprised if it really did happen" without any evidence. This is human nature, but I still think it's important to recognize.
Seems like 90% of the time all you have to do is read the first paragraph to learn why the title is clickbait.
Right. And people often never even click the link, especially if the headline supports their bias