Some people might not even read it (because they assume they already know it’s full of ideological drivel saying nothing they haven’t heard a dozen times before), or argue against it based on the title and not the contents (which is unfotunately common on the internet).
That being said, I don’t mind the essay title that much, I was just chiming in saying “I got that impression too”, and somehow found myself arguing for a point I didn’t necessarily support in the first place. How did that happen?
A: your title gives impression X!
B: yep, I got impression X too.
C: giving impression X isn't necessarily bad.
B: (has to say something) um, yes it is!
Damn faulty brain. Couldn’t it use better criteria for choosing which position to support?
Some people might not even read it (because they assume they already know it’s full of ideological drivel saying nothing they haven’t heard a dozen times before), or argue against it based on the title and not the contents (which is unfotunately common on the internet).
I don’t dispute that. The real question here is, will the title attract more readers than a more descriptive, less Objectivist-sounding title? I suspect that it will; titles like this are called “linkbait” for a reason.
Some people might not even read it (because they assume they already know it’s full of ideological drivel saying nothing they haven’t heard a dozen times before), or argue against it based on the title and not the contents (which is unfotunately common on the internet).
That being said, I don’t mind the essay title that much, I was just chiming in saying “I got that impression too”, and somehow found myself arguing for a point I didn’t necessarily support in the first place. How did that happen?
Damn faulty brain. Couldn’t it use better criteria for choosing which position to support?
I don’t dispute that. The real question here is, will the title attract more readers than a more descriptive, less Objectivist-sounding title? I suspect that it will; titles like this are called “linkbait” for a reason.