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   Brodie Robertson (brodieonlinux@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Feb-2025 15:31:42 JST Brodie Robertson

   Calling Betteridge's law of headlines a "law" tricks way too many people into think it's always true, it's an adage, not a law, it's just a frequent observation

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     Matthew Malthouse (calmeilles@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Feb-2025 18:19:03 JST Matthew Malthouse

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     @BrodieOnLinux The thing is that Betteridge's law was coined to highlight why headlines are written as questions.

     While you are correct on the simple interpretation that does nothing to invalidate the deeper point. Although it might suggest that you missed it as perhaps many do.