After his mother died, he found her secret in the freezer
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After his mother died, he found her secret in the freezer
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Re: After his mother died, he found her secret in the freezer
#2TLDR: A mummified baby.
Re: After his mother died, he found her secret in the freezer
#3TLDR: A mummified baby.
Yes. I'd be happy to change the title to make it less baity, but couldn't think of a dignified way to do so.
The article is much more interesting than just that detail, although it goes to tragic places.
Re: After his mother died, he found her secret in the freezer
#4TLDR: A mummified baby.
Yes. I'd be happy to change the title to make it less baity, but couldn't think of a dignified way to do so. The article is much more interesting than just that detail, although it goes to tragic places.
I’m glad it wasn’t in the title. It was a good read and a real surprise when I got to that part.
Re: After his mother died, he found her secret in the freezer
#5TLDR: A mummified baby.
Thank-you. HN's original title policy shouldn't apply when the title is so flagrantly clickbait.
Re: After his mother died, he found her secret in the freezer
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes. I'd be happy to change the title to make it less baity, but couldn't think of a dignified way to do so. The article is much more interesting than just that detail, although it goes to tragic places.
I’m glad it wasn’t in the title. It was a good read and a real surprise when I got to that part.
When I was 6, my older sisters hamster died. My father put the body in a box in the deep freezer because this was the dead of winter and we couldn’t bury it until the ground thawed. He didn’t tell anyone. A few weeks later I was looking for ice pops and found the frozen mummified hamster. I can’t handle being around dead pets to this day.
Re: After his mother died, he found her secret in the freezer
#7TLDR: A mummified baby.
Thank-you. HN's original title policy shouldn't apply when the title is so flagrantly clickbait.
Arguably, this is not clickbait. Many define 'clickbait' as a lead that is characteristically deceptive, misleading, or exaggerated.
I'd argue this is simply a teaser, as the article certainly delivers on its promise of a 'secret'. If anything, 'secret' is understated.
Re: After his mother died, he found her secret in the freezer
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
I’m glad it wasn’t in the title. It was a good read and a real surprise when I got to that part.
When I was 6, my older sisters hamster died. My father put the body in a box in the deep freezer because this was the dead of winter and we couldn’t bury it until the ground thawed. He didn’t tell anyone. A few weeks later I was looking for ice pops and found the frozen mummified hamster. I can’t handle being around dead pets to this day.
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Re: After his mother died, he found her secret in the freezer
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thank-you. HN's original title policy shouldn't apply when the title is so flagrantly clickbait.
Arguably, this is not clickbait. Many define 'clickbait' as a lead that is characteristically deceptive, misleading, or exaggerated. I'd argue this is simply a teaser, as the article certainly delivers on its promise of a 'secret'. If anything, 'secret' is understated.
Respectfully, I disagree. To my mind, a "clickbait" title includes purposely omitting information for the purposes of getting you to click.
If this were a newspaper headline, it would've been "Man discovers mummified remains in deceased mother's freezer", because the purpose of the headline is to convey as much information as possible, succinctly. But the "clickbait" article intentionally omits what is in the freezer in the hopes of getting you to click to find out.