This is an interesting idea I’ve been trying to work out how to approach for a while now. While Henry and Jonah and Nate and that all say they try to avoid unreasonable clickbait (and I do believe them, for the record, I’m not leveling any accusations here), they admit there is some advantage to doing some clickbait, which means in some cases exaggerating the negativity of a situation. Which means there is an incentive, in some cases, to be more doom-y than less. So while Henry/Jonah/Nate have integrity and take a great deal of care, it’s entirely plausible other “advocates” aren’t so careful, especially if there’s money to be made. And it’s not necessarily clear they’re wrong - if you emphasise the severity of this tracking thing a bit - not even lying, just emphasising it more - and it leads to some number of people taking more ownership/care, it’s arguably a good thing! Particularly if there’s a financial aspect.
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