how do you read a DU thread ?

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5. Most people in general tend to read headlines and about one paragraph

If I actually responded to every instance of, "That is not what that article said. Your impression is untrue," I would have to quit my day job.

And this is all of social media - not just here. I read Reddit probably most frequently, and you can often get dozens of comments deep until you find someone responding who actually read the entire linked article.

That's why so many online spaces and "journalists" who use click bait titles are corroding our national intelligence, IMO. Write a super outrageous headline designed to prick at people's sensitive spots or political sensibilities, and watch the clicks, likes, and retweets fly.

Buried in paragraph 8? The actual facts and point. Sometimes it completely contradicts what the headline implies.

Doesn't matter. Got clicks.