• le_soleil_levant@jlai.luOP
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      9 months ago

      It’s a video of a linguist talking about pronouns. He lists 6 reasons why he thinks most people are wrong about them. Where’s the clickbait?

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        Title does not inform the viewer that it is a linguistic explanation of language, which is definitely more interesting compared to the vague title that it was submitted under and would lead to a skip for me without your explanation.

        It’s why I consider it a bad title, since it makes it seem like the run of mill outrage bait. When in actuality a linguists insight is so much more unique compared to usual videos exploring this topic. Title draws in casual users seeking outrage, but can lead to people ignoring it out of the assumptions that the title illicits.

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        9 months ago

        I like the video, but its 100% a clickbait title designed to cause controversy and get a reaction from people.

        He could have titled it “A survey of pronoun usage in modern contexts” but that wouldn’t get as much attention, so its clickbait