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by danberger 5224 days ago
I don't think so because people oftentimes click on things that may be of interest to them but that they don't want to validate through an upvote.
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It's more nuanced than that. I'll often click through a link or comment link and immediately leave. Often times the title was link-bait and I'm not actually interested in the content, or the content was disappointing even if the topic was interesting.