Just in case anyone still thinks the New York Times is a news organization, as opposed to a (lousy) advertising company:pic.twitter.com/60tm64lCov
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You could be right. Perhaps most people either don't understand what it means or they're aware it benefits the both parties (nyt and reader ). it helps the reader because they get hits on their social media page by sharing an article enraging others and nyt gets more viewership
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