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'is weirder than you thought '
I am as likely to click a link with that line as much as if it had
'this one weird trick' or 'side hussle'.
I would really like it if headlines treated us like adults and got rid of click baity lines.
They do it because it works on the whole. If straight titles were as effective they'd be used instead.
Well, I'm doing my part against them by refusing to click on any bait headlines, but I fear it's a lost cause anyway.
I try and just ignore it and read what I'm interested in regardless. From what I hear about the YouTube algo, for instance, clickbait titles are necessity more than a choice for YouTubers, if they don't use them they get next to no engagement early and the algo buries that video which can impact the channel in general.