Kansas City Star Condemns Clickbait

A not-so-controversial hot take that might or might not be written by AI . . . Here's the quote and juxtaposition for context . . . 

"The modern news cycle runs on clicks, not credibility. The louder, angrier or more outrageous something sounds, the more people click on it. That’s not journalism — that’s bait. And it’s tearing at the seams of our ability to talk to each other like human beings."

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