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Cirsium

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33. I am going to disagree

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 04:05 PM

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I am a skeptic. There is no way to know if Meidas Touch and the Bulwark are effective at all. They may only be reaching ( and wasting the time of) the "already converted" so to speak.

The 24/7 Trump outrage machine is extremely lucrative $$$$ and a lot of players are capitalizing on that. I think there is a lot of grifting going on, and I think we are being played and taken advantage of by the constant barrage of Trump porn. How many people sitting in their den going in and on about the latest outrage from the administration do we need? One thing for sure - we are giving Trump a lot of free publicity and many people are scrambling to cash in on that.

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The problem with these "screaming" headlines on YouTube and elsewhere... [View all] kentuck Yesterday OP

it may have been breaking when it was posted , a few days ago rampartd Yesterday #1

They will numb the intended audience at some point so that the "click bait" aspect no longer works hlthe2b Yesterday #2

As we get deafer they get louder orthoclad Yesterday #19

Yeah. Moonshot headlines on trivia orthoclad Yesterday #3

But if I USE ALL CAPS to show how URGENT this is.... 68er Yesterday #4

And add the big yellow arrows PatSeg Yesterday #17

Especially if someone PANICS Auggie Yesterday #24

CHECKMATE!!1! JoseBalow Yesterday #35

We complain constantly, and accurately, that the right has a stranglehold on the Scrivener7 Yesterday #5

I'm glad you posted as I often forego thinking clearly about their value. Ilikepurple Yesterday #23

Well, thank YOU for that. And I'll add one more thing. Of the two channels I named, the Bulwark and Scrivener7 Yesterday #28

I agree Figarosmom Yesterday #30

You make a good point, and so have put a dent in my antipathy towards talking head YouTube videos chia Yesterday #31

I am going to disagree Cirsium Yesterday #33

So you would rather not have billions of views of Democratic news and opinions. Scrivener7 Yesterday #34

Maybe Cirsium Yesterday #36

Not to mention the use of AI in the clickbait. Sneederbunk Yesterday #6

Another problem with those headlines is that they make people who re-post them RockRaven Yesterday #7

There is a lot of good information on some of those "click baits" hookaleft Yesterday #8

Seriously? Ads anywhere give good information? Srkdqltr Yesterday #26

That's a low bar Cirsium 23 hrs ago #37

Personally I just skip them and if something piques my interest in the title I'll google it to see if there is a story chowder66 Yesterday #9

WITHOUT CLICKBAIT THERE WOULD BE NO INTERNET! usonian Yesterday #10

CALL YOUR CONGRESSCRITTER RIGHT FUCKING NOW!! madinmaryland Yesterday #11

I feel berksdem Yesterday #12

Our friends on the Youtube 'left' are just as guilty NeoTrajan Yesterday #13

I'm sure a lot has to do with your algorithm... kentuck Yesterday #14

The only YouTube channels I watch are live trials. I read the paper for news. Raftergirl Yesterday #15

It's avoidable when you see the headline patterns BaronChocula Yesterday #16

Sickening Matthew28 Yesterday #18

I've been avoiding clips Quanto Magnus Yesterday #20

RIght? We've had so many "Bombshells" we should be FalloutShelter Yesterday #21

If it has a yellow arrow, I ignore it. nt mcar Yesterday #22

Absolutely correct. Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #25

I just know the very moment "he's" dead, this country is going to erupt, releasing all the anti-American ffr Yesterday #27

Am I just out-to-lunch because I don't bother? calimary Yesterday #29

I avoid anything with blazing primary colors. tavernier Yesterday #32

YEP!!!!! BurnDoubt 23 hrs ago #38