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Re:Scientists can’t agree whether salt is killing us by Kwastie on Thursday February 18, 2016 @07:22AM (#11125231)
Why does a respectable news outlet/paper like the Washington Post lower itself to clickbait titles.. I don't get it.
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Re:Scientists can’t agree whether salt is killing us by Profan on Thursday February 18, 2016 @07:24AM (#11125248)
Titles like "Scientists can't decide" always grate on me. Almost as bad as "Science has found out x!".
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Re:Scientists can’t agree whether salt is killing us by static_noise on Thursday February 18, 2016 @08:01AM (#11125399)
They should hold a global meeting and call in a vote to determine the definitive reality of the matter.
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Re:Scientists can’t agree whether salt is killing us by baldfat on Thursday February 18, 2016 @07:35AM (#11125291)
Emotional titles grate me this not so much. I hate the You will be Amazed when ...

I think I highly prefer to read "Scientist can't decide" because that means there is an interesting story/data to look at normally. I also find it a lot more honest then saying "Scientist" when there is equal amount of doubt in an article.

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Re:Scientists can’t agree whether salt is killing us by Cthulhu_ on Thursday February 18, 2016 @09:19AM (#11125859)
Because clickbait leads to higher click through rate and view and thus income. The consumer decides, simple as.
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