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by yowayb 841 days ago
Can you discern when copy is becoming click-baity? As content on the web becomes more click-baity, I've naturally developed mental filters. For example, when I see "<Well-known person> just...", I automatically stop reading. Becoming click-baity certainly works for particular audiences. Are you just not interested in audiences that have built up similar mental filters?
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70% of Americans don't use ad blockers. Jake Paul, a low comedy YouTuber, has 20 million subscribers. A recent popular rap song had lyrics of "You think you're the shit but you're not even a fart". All of these people have money to spend and $1 of theirs is of equal value to $1 of yours and mine.