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Re:Clickbait is unreasonably effective [video] by Aulig on Sunday August 22, 2021 @11:36AM (#28266312)
Sounds like one of the modern colloquial definitions: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cope

Tough to put in words really. Maybe it could be rephrased to "I found that he is trying to legitimize clickbait", however the second part of the sentence says that too.

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Re:Clickbait is unreasonably effective [video] by _bohm on Sunday August 22, 2021 @12:42PM (#28266974)
or maybe: "rationalizing his use of clickbait as a means of coping with the weight it places on his conscience"
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Re:Clickbait is unreasonably effective [video] by Aulig on Monday August 23, 2021 @07:23AM (#28274291)
That's a great explanation, I agree with that. I couldnt put it into words that well :)
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