[cheschire]

Find a better and more accessible solution than clickbait.

Please, do it.

[arcfour]

"Privacy concerns found in audit of popular dev tools" (or something along those lines) would work without feeling sensationalized.

[ranger_danger]

In this case I'd say the "clickbait" is justified... these results are downright horrific IMO.

[cheschire]

Yes this one time. I’m speaking generally in response to the general plea.

[thfuran]

I’m not sure what you mean. Not clickbait is the better alternative.

[cheschire]

If that were true, it wouldn’t be such a popular problem. Right? Clearly HN is falling into the same pattern of all the other sites. Engagement hacking blah blah blah.

[thfuran]

You have it backwards. If it weren’t true, clickbait wouldn’t be a problem.

[cheschire]

I think you’re the one with it backwards.

You continue to view this through the self-centered eyes of the consumer. But you’re actually the product so your perspective doesn’t matter to the seller or the buyer. That’s why this problem doesn’t get fixed.

[bmenrigh]

"better", "more accessible"? What the hell are you talking about? Clickbait doesn't make anything better or more accessible.

Instead, it makes it impossible to pre-select for interesting information. Instead of telling you what something is about, it tells you how you should feel about it. That's not improving accessibility.

[cheschire]

I meant from the author’s perspective. Clickbait is too easy, which is probably why it’s so popular.

[bmenrigh]

Oh completely. But my perspective is that we all should individually punish clickbait by not clicking. More broadly, we should strive to keep HN full of quality tech content rather than clickbait.