I’m surprised that you find it surprising. There’s a Twitter account called The Pacific that exists for the sole purpose of mocking the kind of articles that The Atlantic publishes.

Awhile back one of their reporters blocked me on Twitter for mildly questioning the government’s narrative around a political event.

Their content may be questionable &/or formulaic but I wouldn't've thought they were known explicitly for clickbait.

Fair enough

AI is gunning after their jobs, so predictable.

I typically enjoy reading Derek's content. Surprised he wrote this.