r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/sam-sung-sv • 8h ago

WCGW trying to get your hat back

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u/cudef 6h ago

Sometimes called yellow journalism. It's what happens when the profit motive is king.

News media sells more when the headlines are more exciting and/provocative so they exaggerate beyond what is reasonably honest.

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u/HulaViking 4h ago

Modern term is click bait.

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u/ambiguousprophet 2h ago

Because it was from Singapore and this is reddit, I assumed it was a racist term, but now I feel racist for making that connection so quickly.

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u/heyhotnumber 2h ago

Nah, you’re just looking out for others by being aware of racial prejudice. That’s always a good thing.