[JadeNB]

For what it's worth, my response would be that, if you want to decide whether or not to read posts based on their titles, then you want to see the original titles, linkbait-y or not; seeing a toned-down version will just 'trick' you into reading something you wouldn't have otherwise. On the other hand, since you are glad that you read it, maybe that's an argument against deciding whether or not to read based solely on the title.