Well, I’m doing my part against them by refusing to click on any bait headlines, but I fear it’s a lost cause anyway.
They do it because it works on the whole. If straight titles were as effective they’d be used instead.
EpeeGnome@lemm.ee 1 week ago
BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 1 week ago
I try and just ignore it and read what I’m interested in regardless. From what I hear about the YouTube algo, for instance, clickbait titles are necessity more than a choice for YouTubers, if they don’t use them they get next to no engagement early and the algo buries that video which can impact the channel in general.
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
The one weird trick that makes clickbait work
Technoworcester@lemm.ee 1 week ago
That’s mildly depressing.
tonywu@lemmy.world 1 week ago
It really is quite unfortunate, I wish titles do what titles are supposed to do instead of being baits.but you are right, even consciously trying to avoid clicking sometimes curiosity gets the best of me. But I am improving.