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It's Bad On Purpose To Make You Click

Scott writes a satirical poem about clickbait content, repeating the refrain 'It's bad on purpose to make you click' to critique manipulative media practices.

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Jun 6, 2022 288 words 316 likes 84 comments Read Read Opened Opened
internet culture (34) blogging (22) journalism (17) clickbait (3) search engines (2)

Problems With Paywalls

Scott Alexander discusses the problems with paywalled articles and proposes solutions to improve internet users' experience.

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Jun 4, 2020 2,155 words 0 likes 465 comments Listen · 14 min Read Read Opened Opened
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These Are A Few (More) Of My (Least) Favorite Things

Scott Alexander presents a new list of internet annoyances for 2015, ranging from argumentative tactics to web design issues.

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Jan 21, 2015 2,773 words 0 likes 682 comments Read Read Opened Opened
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