• DavidGA@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    A headline with “quietly” in it is guaranteed to be clickbait.

    “Quietly” means “They told everyone but we want you to be more outraged.”

    • Ace@feddit.uk
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      1 year ago

      I’ve got into the habit of downvoting anything with “quietly”. It’s a pet peeve of mine. It feels like a redditism.