Every science article, every single one. They always make things sound like breakthroughs and I have to come in the comments to find out it’s bullshit or exaggerations. Why?
“While these preliminary findings are very encouraging, it is premature to declare that there is a functional HIV cure on the horizon,” the researchers say.
I get more frustrated with articles like this than true clickbait. Here’s a genuine breakthrough in science, in an important health area: we should be excited, happy, inspired. Instead we’re annoyed by a misleading clickbait headline
It’s an issue with media outlets sensationalizing everything. The authors of the study even say that it’s premature to call this a cure in humans. It is a nice step forward though.
While certainly an interesting development, this is just in a petri dish.
Every science article, every single one. They always make things sound like breakthroughs and I have to come in the comments to find out it’s bullshit or exaggerations. Why?
Rtfm?
The headline is clickbait. The article ends with
I get more frustrated with articles like this than true clickbait. Here’s a genuine breakthrough in science, in an important health area: we should be excited, happy, inspired. Instead we’re annoyed by a misleading clickbait headline
It’s an issue with media outlets sensationalizing everything. The authors of the study even say that it’s premature to call this a cure in humans. It is a nice step forward though.
The truth is they use this as a way to secure additional funding, or show existing grants that progress is being made.
Whenever you feel the need to ask why in a capitalistic driven society, the answer usually ends up being: “money”.
Tell me you didn’t read the article without telling me you didn’t read the article.
so that people click the link
Jokes on them, I did not, I just read the most popular Lemmy comment.
To be fair, every ‘breakthrough’ starts small and takes decades before reaching the public.
Lithium-ion batteries are my favorite example because we take them for granted but the technology to make them was proven in the 70s.
Yep, might as well have used bleach.
That’s not even remotely the same thing.
Some of you really need to stay off the internet.