Thursday, September 26, 2019

Aware of manipulation, I'll ...

The Hill (thehill.com) is a serious forum for US political news & analysis. Good, but diminished by teaser marketing.

These tricks are too common w/ US news ("Tune-in at 10 for the full story").

I've only just noticed abbreviated headlines deliberately designed to hook audience, as we click-through following bait. SCUMMY.

If service-minded, they'd not leave us hanging. The incomplete headline infiltrates a directive: -- "Click here, SHEEPLE"

Aware of manipulation, I'll ...