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lobsterbash t1_iu0gdq1 wrote

Reply to comment by ILoveJimHarbaugh in Ancient microbes may have survived below Mars' surface - CNN by GullyShotta

Science is already fascinating and worthy of clicks without lying and baiting. I don't understand why mass media feels like it has to constantly take a steaming dump on science journalism.

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MadNhater t1_iu0vuax wrote

Because the majority of people don’t find science cool unless something blows up

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ti_84_plus t1_iu1k16m wrote

Myth busters is a good example of blowing shit up getting people very engaged in science topics.

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OCE_Mythical t1_iu1w9uc wrote

Yeah it's not the stories it's the low effort story telling online "journalists" use to convey them. I'd hate science too if my only exposure was daily mail.

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Aethelric t1_iu2rdwn wrote

>Science is already fascinating and worthy of clicks without lying and baiting

Sure! But, in a vicious media economy where very few people will actually pay you money directly for your product, sites will be heavily incentivized to seek clicks (i.e. ad revenue) at the expense of all else. Until that incentive is removed, expect this to keep happening.

Because the truth is: Everyone here complains about these sorts of posts ad nauseum, but they're still posted, still upvoted, and still generate a ton of discussion and eyeballs. We've voted with our clicks, and clickbait won.

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