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Ocelot II

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3. Most of those hyperbolic thread titles are the titles of videos

Sun Dec 1, 2024, 12:21 PM

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which do, indeed, offer little of value. The tendentious titles are meant to lure you into watching 10 minutes of clickbait before you can locate the focus of the breathless headline, which is a whole lot less significant than advertised. If I see a little red square by a thread title, especially if the title is one of those hyperexcited all-caps lures I won't bother with it at all because it's inevitably one of those useless, largely content-free videos. Nobody has ever been owned, humiliated, crushed, or any of those things, and I really wish DUers wouldn't waste their or our time with those dumb videos.

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Something that I don't understand about so many posts on DU over the last 8 (or more?) years [View all] NewHendoLib Dec 1 OP

Well, Trump has been THOROUGHLY EXPOSED, HUMILIATED, DESTROYED, ANNIHILATED dalton99a Dec 1 #1

Exactly. NewHendoLib Dec 1 #2

Don't forget, FOLDED, SPINDLED, and MUTILATED! LudwigPastorius Dec 1 #34

😂 pattyloutwo Dec 1 #44

Most of those hyperbolic thread titles are the titles of videos Ocelot II Dec 1 #3

That's my observation as well. Mike 03 Dec 1 #12

Hear hear! I agree with both of you. KPN Dec 1 #36

a couple of the good ones are The Wandering Harper Dec 1 #49

Beau or belle 90-percent Dec 1 #56

Beau got burned out The Wandering Harper Dec 1 #58

Thank you 90-percent Dec 2 #67

Posters are addicted to getting clicks. Muh dopamine. I generally don't click on those posts. Fish700 Dec 1 #4

I'm right there with you. yardwork Dec 1 #5

Nowadays everytime I see "bombshell" or something similar, I scroll on. Silent Type Dec 1 #6

Ditto KPN Dec 1 #37

We can thank Nancy Grace for that one soandso Dec 2 #63

Thank you! ZDU Dec 1 #7

Add to all that...this...Bombshell 'revelation' or 'evidence'... MiHale Dec 1 #8

I will watch dweller Dec 1 #9

Thanks! HeartachesNhangovers Dec 1 #11

Isn't that just Meidas Touch's entire business model? Sympthsical Dec 1 #10

and the grifters at Occupy Democrats Celerity Dec 2 #66

There's a rule for posting on LBN: we must present the published title of the story word-for-word FakeNoose Dec 1 #13

You are not alone. It's weird, I sense that there might be monetized projects but I don't really know msfiddlestix Dec 1 #14

Hyperbolic OP titles? flvegan Dec 1 #15

they annoy me as well mike_c Dec 1 #16

Shock Poll! I love those... MineralMan Dec 1 #17

Yes. H2O Man Dec 1 #18

the you tubers seem to need to do that to get eyeballs Kali Dec 1 #19

I stopped opening them. LisaM Dec 1 #20

Exactly ejbr Dec 1 #27

I once posted an all-caps reply 🤬. As for OPs that claim Trump was HUMILIATED or DESTROYED... Hekate Dec 1 #21

I have been thinking markodochartaigh Dec 1 #22

Yes, it is. Harker Dec 1 #23

I use many exclamation marks when I congratulate DUers on a milepost of posts. .. question everything Dec 1 #24

I am so sorry, I've been so uptight, pissed off, and down right "get off my lawn" YELLING, a kennedy Dec 1 #25

All good, a Kennedy 🌺 Deuxcents Dec 1 #51

CHECKMATE!!1! JoseBalow Dec 1 #26

You are certainly not the only one who feels that way. RockRaven Dec 1 #28

Why did it take you 8 years to speak out? True Dough Dec 1 #29

I' m getting less and less out of DU news. Old Crank Dec 1 #30

I am really annoyed by the repeat postings on DU of the same article yellowdogintexas Dec 1 #39

I hear ya! Pet peeve of mine! bif Dec 1 #40

Three Hunter B. Old Crank Dec 2 #60

Why can't AI make itself useful & transcribe all videos? CrispyQ Dec 1 #52

There are MANY sites that will instantly summarize videos JoseBalow Dec 1 #59

AI has been doing that for years. Youtube has AI doing it's captioning. thebigidea Dec 2 #61

I'd go farther, I think it affects perceptions. malthaussen Dec 1 #31

Well said pattyloutwo Dec 1 #45

Whereas, turns out that B.See Dec 1 #55

Lol LizfromRI Dec 1 #32

It's not just DU canetoad Dec 1 #33

All good! You too! NewHendoLib Dec 1 #38

Meidas Touch is the worst offender. Lucky Luciano Dec 1 #35

Glad I'm not the only one canetoad Dec 1 #46

No fan of the pugilistic, hyperbolic posts, either. blm Dec 1 #41

Amen! It is "eliminationist" language used to engage our worst angels jmbar2 Dec 1 #42

I do appreciate those who offer at least a short synopsis defacto7 Dec 1 #43

it's hyperbolic nonsense clickbait. WarGamer Dec 1 #47

CALL YOUR CONGRESSCRITTER RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!H madinmaryland Dec 1 #48

I also find a lot of posts annoying Meowmee Dec 1 #50

You mean we really will have elections again? I was assured that if/when President Trump won it would be kelly1mm Dec 1 #53

The threat is still very real. We are powerless to stop it now. Lucky Luciano Dec 1 #57

Exactly. B.See Dec 2 #62

Oh yes. Woodwizard Dec 1 #54

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KARL ROVE INDICTED FOR REAL THIS TIME n/t Shrek Dec 2 #65