[guy who is really into etymology in 100 years] hey did you know the “bait” part of the word “clickbait” originally referred to a piece of food you’d use to catch fish and stuff? only with “clickbait” it’s like we’re the fish. makes you think
[other guy] what’s a fish
Conversation
Replying to
hmm yeah they probably won’t have clicks in 100 years either huh
Replying to
maybe clicks and fish will survive as some sort of fucked up click-fish hybrid
1
5
clish. ficks
1
3
Show replies