10 Internet Rage Baiting Techniques You Need to Know About (gizmodo.com)

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[-] variaatio@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 year ago

Technique 1, click baity titles like "10 things you absolutely need to know about x"

[-] ShoePaste@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Eh, that's just any article these days. The article itself is actually pretty interesting. I have definitely seen/heard people ise these argument techniques before but mever knew they had names.

[-] variaatio@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well it was mostly humoristic comment. Couldn't help myself with the picture perfect "10 things you need to know" template. Since as every knows, one should comment without reading the article. That is what all the cool kids do these days.

Hmmm... I shall go now read it, since you said it is interesting read.

Edit: you were right, it was interesting read. Shall press that up arrow there.

[-] ShoePaste@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lol, for sure. The irony of that title definitely wasn't lost on me either

[-] plz1@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Having an image-based slide show on what could've been a 10-point bulleted list.

[-] ultratiem@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Gotta get those extra ads in bruh

[-] Turkey_Titty_city@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Pretty much everything on the internet is bait these days. It's how you get clicks.

You know what isn't bait? PBS Newhour.

Nobody watches that though, because it's boring.

[-] Pantsofmagic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I fucking love PBS Newshour

[-] solrize@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You won't believe #7.

[-] YewmanBean@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago

My "slideshow" was a single scroll, no ads.

What I've learned from slide 6 is that y'all who complain about the "slideshows" deserve them since y'all don't believe in ad blocker. /s

For real though, the article is very interesting and I think it's worth a read. Listing them out wouldn't help anyone.

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