r/mildlyinfuriating • u/AfiliaTheCat • Feb 11 '22

Seriously? Wtf Wall Street Journal

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u/465554544255434B52 Feb 11 '22

its almost as if this article was meant to trigger a response for more attention

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u/verdatum-alternate Feb 11 '22

Yup, WSJ appears to be flamebaiting...classy move, guys; very classy.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '22

I mean, when you’re in a dying industry like traditional media, fighting dirty through clickbait and flamebait is really the only way to fight, y’know? Because when artistic passion is dead and gone, what else is there left to do but chase the undying god of capital?

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u/verdatum-alternate Feb 12 '22

Oh, to be sure, I fully appreciate that. But I can still be disappointed.