The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[J.Quondam]

aaaaaaand ninja'd!

 

[trappedslider]

Is there any subject that isn’t overtaken by clickbait? It’s how the internet works now I’m told.

I'll give you the answer but first you'll need to read about the life choices that i made that lead to to my answer, it should only take five hours to read.

 

[Starfox]

PF2e had some of the better traits of 4e from the day it went out the door; that's unsurprising in a game that aims to produce an interesting tactical challenge encouraging teamwork. They're working in some of the same design space.

Which some of us call bordgame-ism and very much object to as it feels more like an absurdly detailed boardgame and less of a role-playing game. Tastes vary. 4E is forever divisive.

 

[Ryujin]

Is there any subject that isn’t overtaken by clickbait? It’s how the internet works now I’m told.

I would have hoped that at least more serious subjects might have some less clickbaity links.

 

[Velderan]

Which some of us call bordgame-ism and very much object to as it feels more like an absurdly detailed boardgame and less of a role-playing game. Tastes vary. 4E is forever divisive.

You know what's more divisive than 4e?

Bringing 4e arguments to a thread that has gone 2359 pages without being shut down for people arguing. Please don't do that.

 

[MarkB]

I would have hoped that at least more serious subjects might have some less clickbaity links.

Not in the online punditry world. These days everyone's wanting their science fact to turn out to be stranger than science fiction.

 

[Velderan]

PEOPLE CAN'T STOP ASKING THIS QUESTION:
IS THERE ANY SUBJECT THAT ISN'T TAKEN OVER BY CLICKBAIT??
CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT!​

Is that using that one simple trick that Amazon hates when you do it, but they can't stop you?

 

[Ryujin]

Not in the online punditry world. These days everyone's wanting their science fact to turn out to be stranger than science fiction.

Except that, in this case, the actual pieces turn out to be rather banal, which is hidden behind provocative titles.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Velderan is wise. I'm going to follow Velderan's suggestions rather than my instincts.

 

[MarkB]

Except that, in this case, the actual pieces turn out to be rather banal, which is hidden behind provocative titles.

It's Youtube. If the stuff you're reporting on is rather banal, that's all the more incentive to sex up the title and thumbnail, otherwise your channel doesn't get the views and dies to the whims of the algorithm.