If I have seen a print headline that wasn’t clickbait for *years* now. In fact even this afternoon’s evening standard headline was one. Not sure that this can be regulated without annihilating freedom of press. (Also don’t think it should be, but even so.)
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Evolution codes for clickbait? I can see clickbait being memetically evolved, but there's so many non-genetic things that go into clickbait that I'd be surprised if it's biologically hard-wired.
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That is a good point actually, what would a trait of high distractibility be selected genetically for? (Though maybe memetic evolution is the right and fair answer here)
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even if we look at this from a collective interest rather than individual, distraction reduces our capacity to make progress & change. logical me wants to make a difference, animal me likes pretty things. my phone makes it stupendously more difficult to overcome that urge
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I’m more interested in the individual application especially if we are to discuss regulation. Why do you think you have no choice about whether to click on something or not? Are we to apply this to anything that captures your attention? If someone makes (...)
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