I’m sure these freak events really happened, but it seems irresponsib(ru)le to make people feel like this might happen to them, just for views

  • Mario_Dies.wav@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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    8 months ago

    Yes, congratulations! You’ve described a widespread trend that I find harmful. This dishonest clickbait is “normal,” and that’s the bad part, but I’ve already tired of this discussion

      • Mario_Dies.wav@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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        8 months ago

        Hey, if you scroll down you’ll see I’ve already had this conversation. You’re giving me no new information to consider, and I’ve nothing more to add.

        Clickbait is usually technically true, yes. Doesn’t make the practice any better.

        • Ookami38@sh.itjust.works
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          8 months ago

          In my experience, clickbait makes wild claims, that don’t show up in the video, or are drastically overstated. Like, if he said “dog lick sends man to hospital with multiple organs failure” and then yeah, he was licked by a dog then ate some arsenic, that’s one thing. That’s clickbait. Implying a weird thing caused the issues, when it was really just arsenic. The dog lick directly leading to it, though, is a different story.