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   Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 16-Jan-2026 20:51:24 JST Rich Felker

   @thedarktangent Boosted because this is the first example I've seen on fedi of one underappreciated use of quoting: spoiling clickbait. Hope this takes off!

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 16-Jan-2026 21:05:27 JST Rich Felker

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     • Aris Adamantiadis :verified:💲Paid

     @aris @thedarktangent Spoiling the clickbait doesn't reward them because nobody needs to click. The minuscule information content is right there.

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     Aris Adamantiadis :verified:💲Paid (aris@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 16-Jan-2026 21:05:28 JST Aris Adamantiadis :verified:💲Paid

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     @dalias @thedarktangent I don't think rewarding clickbait articles with exposure is the way to go. I'd rather share an article from a competing newspaper that doesn't use artificial engagement mechanisms (you won't believe which ones).