[Kwastie]

Why does a respectable news outlet/paper like the Washington Post lower itself to clickbait titles.. I don't get it.

[Profan]

Titles like "Scientists can't decide" always grate on me. Almost as bad as "Science has found out x!".

[static_noise]

They should hold a global meeting and call in a vote to determine the definitive reality of the matter.

[baldfat]

Emotional titles grate me this not so much. I hate the You will be Amazed when ...

I think I highly prefer to read "Scientist can't decide" because that means there is an interesting story/data to look at normally. I also find it a lot more honest then saying "Scientist" when there is equal amount of doubt in an article.

[Cthulhu_]

Because clickbait leads to higher click through rate and view and thus income. The consumer decides, simple as.