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Liberal YouTubers

OldBaldy1701E

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2. Clickbait. That is all it is. Clickbait.

Reply to displacedvermoter (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 8, 2026, 02:08 PM

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Anytime you see such a title, that is the purpose.

And, it counts when you click, not when you decided to read/view the page. Just as a monitor advertises a '500 hour life', they are talking about the time it is on, not the time it is used.

I agree with you completely. But, this is 'information' in the modern world. There may be decent bits of real info in this fluff piece. Which, I am used to now. Reading the news these days is more like being a strainer than it is being a bucket.

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Again, what good does this hyperbole do? displacedvermoter Thursday #1

Clickbait. That is all it is. Clickbait. OldBaldy1701E Thursday #2

needs more hysteria, adam msongs Thursday #3