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Clickbait (Blogophilia 48.9)

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Clickbait.   You know it. You've seen it.   http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebat... It is the ultimate masquerade. An eye catching headline inducing an unintended left finger movement. Whether It is article, slideshow or video, it is what the Internet has devolved into, a series of empty calorie diversion that bloat the mind.    If you are a professional writer, you want those clicks to happen. Otherwise your lonely missives are lost in the ether. But like a slippery slope into an unending labyrinth, the process of creating them becomes an addiction for both writer and reader. A dark Gepetto pulling emotional strings for Pinocchio to react.    Instead of reading filling, uplifting poetry and stories, we slide down a rabbit hole of 10 worst this, unbelievable that and gross something or another. Oh, we might click on a cute kitten or puppy vid, but for the most part we lean toward the tawdry and sadistic, and it isn't eve...

Two Sides (Blogophilia 25.9)

“Sanity is a madness put to good uses.” -George Santayana Sanity and Insanity, Joy and Sorrow, Two sides of a coin. One lost without the other. But what is heads Or tails? Didn’t fit in Something deeper? Made a supplication to Hertha so man would experience childbirth? We should be fitter Healthier More productive Slower and more calculated No chance of escape. Air guitar solo Imitation climax Nothing accomplished Nothing gained Everything is show. ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Topic (Insanity is)- Sallon Newlove Pic- Brian Dewald Pic Guesses-Air Guitar (in blog) solo (in blog), imitation climax (in blog), simulated, burlesque rock, CC, Do me,

A Gratuitous, Attention Seeking Post

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Being the modern, SEO driven individual I am, I was profoundly disappointed when I discovered I was completely invisible on Bing. However, I did find this video and all other arguments are invalid. That was bing.com Don't forget that while you bogart that joint.