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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Eh, I don't see that changing here. There's no explicit profit motive on Reddit either (at least, not in terms of the Reddit account), but it still happens. Companies are incentivized to have titles that get clicks, and users just like seeing the number go up. It's just what happens.