I think words can be powerful, and truth can still have meaning. Watering down news headlines with clickbate feels like a step away from that though. Fascists aren’t afraid of a few metal projectiles and death, those are their tools. They are afraid of objective facts and people understanding those facts, rather than their propaganda. We shouldn’t shy away from those tools, but our focus should be on keeping truth and reality relevant rather than gaining clicks.
I think words can be powerful, and truth can still have meaning. Watering down news headlines with clickbate feels like a step away from that though. Fascists aren’t afraid of a few metal projectiles and death, those are their tools. They are afraid of objective facts and people understanding those facts, rather than their propaganda. We shouldn’t shy away from those tools, but our focus should be on keeping truth and reality relevant rather than gaining clicks.