@Sevoris Again, because that's how the internet works. Literally if you search up "how to make your blog more popular" you will find articles from the mid 2000's saying this. That's just how the internet works, if there are MORE headlines, there are more opportunities for people to click on them.
There was no consumer choice involved at all. I'm sorry, that's just the truth. Blaming it on our attention span is letting the guys in charge off the hook. It's simply not why it happened.