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Comment by sokoloff

10 hours ago

You’re surprised that people find a title of “Help! My c64 caught on fire!” to be clickbait in a case where your c64 did not catch on fire and you don’t need help?!

It’s an interesting article, but the title is a textbook example of clickbait and I’m surprised that you’re surprised.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clickbait

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