Slam them!
It is a symptom, not a cause.
They use it, because it works on people.
Stand outside the editors window blasting the OST to space jam (the first one of course) everytime they publish such an article.
So, put them on blast?
You don’t. Language evolves. At this point, I’m more annoyed by the people calling it out and complaining about it that I am about seeing it in headlines.
Get everyone who reads articles to stop clicking on any headline that includes the word. Then they’d pay attention.
In other words, only a significant drop in clicks would drive any change.
As said, don’t click on it. I also avoid clicking on an any article who’s headline is a question
Also “Here’s why”
Also if the thumbnail has obvious ‘ai’ ‘art’
That’s an easy one - change it for them!
their*
You gotta slam them back. Slam for a slam
“Beloved slam is slammed by lemming, news at 11”
If it’s not “slam”, it’ll be something else just as bad. Be careful what you wish for, or it might be replaced with “obliterate” or “wreck” or something worse.
Instead, how about we get news outlets to stop writing ambiguously abbreviated headlines as if they still needed them to fit on a page? “Stud Tires Out” could mean two wildly different things, and you can easily fit a couple more words into the 80% of the screen you’ve filled with ads.
Kamala low key yeets shade at Donald Trump over cappin 💯 💯 fr.
Months ago a headline popped up with ‘spanked’ instead. I’m a little disappointed it didn’t take off.
Apparently spanking took off for Fox News
It’s just the current buzzword.
Hundreds if not thousands went before it and many more will follow.
Think of it as an in-built historic timestamp.
It has been a couple years tho
Lemmy user TachyonTele SLAMS news outlets for their unwanted hyperbole!!!
This is BREAKING NEWS if I’ve ever seen it.
They will stop as soon as the word “based” is finished.
SquirtleHermit WRECKS unwanted hyperbole. Leaves Lemmy user SPEECHLESS!
SCIENTISTS CAN’T EXPLAIN BrundleFly2077’s hyperbolic discourse
