Do you miss the days on Facebook when all the clickbait headlines your friends shared were numbered lists?
“Five Photos that Will Make You Happy to be Alive.”
“Fifteen Reasons Bicycling is Dangerous and Will Kill You.”
“Eight Dog Breeds to Avoid.”
Those all seem to have all faded away in favor of …
“A Cook at an Upscale Restaurant Just Uploaded These Photos. At First, I Was Horrified … then Hungry.”
“This Kid Kissed the Traditional Education System Goodbye and Never Looked Back. Now She’s a Billionaire.”
“NASA Has Captured Incredible Photos of Saturn, and Trust Me, They Will Change The Way You Eat Breakfast Forever.”
You have to wonder how shameless the headlines can get and still end up shared and clicked. And you also have to ask yourself, “If I share this Perfect Duluth Day post on Facebook am I sending a subtle message to friends who annoy me, or am I falling for an even more advanced form of clickbait?”
