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Pentagon Alarmed by Taylor Swift Tweets (gizmodo.com)

submitted 3 months ago by NightOwl@lemmy.ca to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 97 points 3 months ago (2 children)

As upset as some people get when posters read a headline then go straight to the comments... this shit is why that happens. Headline caught my interest, but now I gotta hit the comments to assess whether the headline has some degree of journalistic integrity, or if it's just clickbait bullshit... and by the time that assessment is done, it can be hard not to be already invested in and engaging with the comments xD

[–] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago

I just go right to the comments. Often they point out the flaws much quicker than me reading bot generated articles. It's not flawless but works 99% of the time.

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Preach, brosisperson. That's where many of us were at least once.

[–] luciferofastora@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

brosisperson

I like that. I'm fond of sib(-ling) personally, but that one is funny too