How to recognize a content mill click-bait trap
Numbers in the headlines and listicles.
X Social media nonsense, again
Damn data …
Media: Business Insider never fails as a source of dumb travel stories
The listicles, the numbers in the headlines, “my mistakes’, every formulaic crappy piece of writing possible!
More X nonsense
Claim: 100k kids available for adoption. Actual number: may be 30,000. No one questioned the false claims on X.
Social: Due to lack of post visibility, X is dying
Many, many X users have noticed their posts no longer get seen by others on X. The Algorithm now rewards video content about “trending topics”.
Social: Example of why I am no longer posting on X
Idiocy runs rampant.
Media: Fortune, once had a good reputation, is now click-bait
So says AI so it must be right.
The odd evolution of inflated job titles
Inflation even hits job titles!
Social: Why I gave up on the X Platform
Because the platform is filled with idiots.
News services use AI to write articles, with both real and fake author names attached
Some have been using AI to re-edit and re-publish work by actual authors, whose names are still on the piece, while others are using AI to generate stories with fake author names.