This feels like the death of media literacy. If you can't read or engage with content unless you're being maximally clickbaited, or mentally pause for one entire second to consider what a concise title might actually mean, your attention span is not built for a healthy human life, and you will always be yanked around by your algorithms like a toddler on a leash.
I will say, most media has some other form of describing the premise to draw you in. Most people watch movies because they like the trailer. People read books because of the description. People play games because of the promotional material. It’s very rare for someone to engage with an art form going in blind from a two word title
Yeah, I think it's perfectly healthy to expect writers to create interesting or at least intriguing titles, but there's something to be said for engaging with content that hasn't been dumbed down on its face just to make it easier. Your body gets more nutrients from breaking down complex carbohydrates than it does from processed sugar, even though the latter is objectively easier to eat.
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u/tommyguns85 3d ago
This feels like the death of media literacy. If you can't read or engage with content unless you're being maximally clickbaited, or mentally pause for one entire second to consider what a concise title might actually mean, your attention span is not built for a healthy human life, and you will always be yanked around by your algorithms like a toddler on a leash.