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by WalterSear 4033 days ago
IMHO, it's a slippery slope, and it's a poor mindset to be in.

If you need to take advantage of your audience to get their attention, they will not trust you, and the effectiveness of subsequent messages, and the subsequent sale you are pursuing will be colored by that adversariality.

My personal anecdata, but I've watched 'not respecting your audience in pursuit of attention' fail catastrophically several times. It's a popular way to screw up.