The thing I try to do is – and this isn’t a criticism of OP, it’s just what I do – when it’s something that has a heading that asserts something I think is wrong, I try to make clear with my title that it’s reported speech. So “Federalist writer thinks that the pandemic showed we don’t need net neutrality”, maybe. I think the original title is not a true statement, but now anyone would agree it is: there certainly is a guy at the Federalist who thinks that thing. That makes it easier for people to upvote without feeling like they’re clicking a “Yup” button.
The thing I try to do is – and this isn’t a criticism of OP, it’s just what I do – when it’s something that has a heading that asserts something I think is wrong, I try to make clear with my title that it’s reported speech. So “Federalist writer thinks that the pandemic showed we don’t need net neutrality”, maybe. I think the original title is not a true statement, but now anyone would agree it is: there certainly is a guy at the Federalist who thinks that thing. That makes it easier for people to upvote without feeling like they’re clicking a “Yup” button.
Cool little tip, it really helps even when skimming. In case I ever post something, I will follow your rule of thumb.
I upvoted this comment for both reasons