A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it • Hacker News Board

Re: A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it

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Post by zirkonit » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:01 PM UTC

Redster wrote: post #3

wizardforhire wrote: post #2

A simple statement of acknowledgement. > a quote from the article A link to something relevant or interesting to add or support a point [1] An opinionated comment or personal anecdote. [1] the link from above

>> a quote from the article > An opinionated comment or personal anecdote. Counter opinion or added nuance. [1] [1] A link for support or to demonstrate a counterexample.

An uncalled-for ad hominem that serves to quickly devolve the discussion in opinionated ragebait.

Re: A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it

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Post by zirkonit » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:01 PM UTC

A comment based on the reading of the title that could only be conceived if the commenter didn't bother to click the article at all.

Re: A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it

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Post by bensyverson » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:06 PM UTC

wizardforhire wrote: post #2

A simple statement of acknowledgement. > a quote from the article A link to something relevant or interesting to add or support a point [1] An opinionated comment or personal anecdote. [1] the link from above

A reply which references neither the parent comment nor the article, but makes a strong and likely negative statement.

Re: A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it

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Post by jasong » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:08 PM UTC

A poor attempt at joining the convo too late because I don't browse /new like everyone else. No one upvotes, and I question my intelligence for the 3rd time today.

Re: A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it

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Post by cpfohl » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC

Anyone struggle with the large font size? I can only consume about 2 lines, maybe three lines at that size before I struggle with tracking.

The article itself was in fact delightful once I zoomed out a bunch.

Re: A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it

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Post by stephbook » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:11 PM UTC

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Re: A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it

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Post by j2kun » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC

A comment not about the article, but rather about the perceived quality of the HN comments.

Re: A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it

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Post by tomi_dev » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC

Feels similar with cold email.I used to think it was mostly about better copy or subject lines, but lately it feels like timing matters way more. Same message, different moment, completely different outcome.

Have you seen cases where timing mattered more than the message itself?

Re: A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it

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Post by Mordisquitos » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC

ninjaranter wrote: post #10

A comment complaining this was obviously written by an AI, and the standard template is a tell. A philosophical observation about what that says about the state on online discourse. Link to the Dead Internet Wikipedia page.

A response appreciating the comment above for saving ones time.

Re: A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it

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Post by mihaic » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC

zirkonit wrote: post #12

A comment based on the reading of the title that could only be conceived if the commenter didn't bother to click the article at all.

A snide and vitriolic remark that observes on how the first paragraph actually addresses the concern of the person which hasn't read the article. A further continuation on this being representative of the state of modern online discourse.