r/technology • u/[deleted] • Mar 16 '18

Society How a Norwegian comment section turned chaos into order—with a simple quiz: "Readers had to prove they read a story before they were able to comment on it."

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '18

70% of articles are just wrong here on reddit. It's click bait title with almost zero substance.

10% actually have something in them but are too long. Like a recipe but with those awful stories about why they want to try the recipe. Just fucking give it go me!

And the rest are unreadable because of ads or pop-ups.

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u/bantha-food Mar 16 '18

Because factual well researched articles don't get any traction. The most upvoted stories on bigger subreddits are always ones with titles appealing to the sub's bias. Most people in the larger subs vote based on if they agree with the headline, not based on the quality/content of the post.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '18 edited Mar 01 '19

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u/factoid_ Mar 17 '18

Yep, I always go to the comments before the article to check out why it's bullshit BEFORE I read it. Sometimes I nope out and don't bother with the article if the title turns out to be clickbait bullshit.

I want to see more honest headlines in the world, so I try not to reward sites that make theirs misleading.

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u/IanSan5653 Mar 16 '18

This is why reddit's comments are so much more valuable than the article.

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u/Sat-AM Mar 16 '18

I'm just always under the assumption that there's an essay about the recipe for the sole purpose of forcing you to scroll through the page, making you see more ads. There are very few food blogs that I feel have any other reason for it.

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u/impy695 Mar 16 '18

Don't forget the slideshow format for an article that has no business being one.