Newspapers have been doing it since the very beginning. It’s called sensationalism.
Clickbait is just the same concept.
Confirming once again, one of my usual sayings: That the Internet has nothing new. It just creates larger, easier and faster exposure for the same old stuff people have been doing since day one.
But there’s other stuff, positive stuff… That gets better exposure too.
Unalloyed benefit just dont exist in this world.
It’s just a matter of discerning and choosing wisely. Reap the positive while avoiding the negative, within reason.
We’ll always have bullshitters to overcome, anyway.
Tue
5 years ago
Aaah, the subtle point that so many people doesn´t actually read the article, and stick to the headline. 🙂
Though tbh its not like my faith in the journalistic entegrity is so high as to believe they are going to make a proper headline these days – let alone content with it.
halosty
5 years ago
Ok, so, fire based powers aren’t great for being a superhero. Though we can’t say for sure that Fireside was the actual cause of the burning down. Perhaps Shurigo is also a pyromaniac.
However, if your fire based powers give you immunity to fire (and possibly smoke) and control over fire (so you can put it out), you can still be a great superhero, just not necessarily a crime-fighting one.
He was actually there to put out the fire, but got sidetracked and ended up forgetting about the fire.
He’s immune to smoke inhalation, but all those other crazy chemicals…
Needless to say, he had a fine night afterwards.
This is true. He’s obviously called fireside because he’s a firefighter on the side of being a superhero. He was there for the fire, and just happened to catch the arson, Shurigo, in the act!
Does it revolve around Ninjas with prosthetic limbs who may or may not have more than one life
Him.
5 years ago
“Fireside” eh?
Seems like a…chatty fellow.
Suppose he does marshmallow commercials in his spare time then?
Jsn
5 years ago
Reading off a screen is normal behavior, and reading off paper isnt. That makes no sense. To be a sheep, and follow the norm or not be a sheep, and do your own thing.
keen
5 years ago
I hope she finds out and does his PR for him. I imagine he’d need alot of PR help. like “Oh my god how can i spin the fact that he exploded above an orphanage while fighting an explosion using villain and rained body parts onto kids” PR.
James Rye
5 years ago
Would be funny if after a couple days Ethan says to Lucas “…. are we the bad guys?”. XDDD
deakeeter
5 years ago
Hans, are we zee baddies? lol
Barnabus
5 years ago
I’m betting it’s gonna turn out SHE’S a super villian !!
nealithi
5 years ago
The question is not do powered heroes inflict property damage. It is what happens without them? IE only remove the heroes. Tentacle thing eats the residents and demolishes the building while the mayor has to beg for national guard intervention as this thing goes about causing more harm? There is always collateral damage. Even with police and regular criminals. But it scales. If the regular police could handle powered villains, then there would not be powered humans.
nealithi
5 years ago
Edit my last post. would not be powered Heroes.
Justin J. Conidaris
5 years ago
He should just flat out say he’s a superhero, honestly. Obviously they won’t be together for much longer anyway.
The Schaef
5 years ago
Extry, extry! Read all about it! Living Tentacle Infests Clinic! You won’t believe what happens next! Six reasons it’s everything we ever wanted! There’s only one problem! I was weeping by the end!
The rAt
5 years ago
In Ethan’s defense, not all of the facts in a news story are facts. Sure, facts are present. But, often, there are also “facts”, fact(?)s, facts(ish) – even FACTS. It’s tough to know these days what’s being included, omitted, overstated, understated, swept to the side, showcased, intentionally misrepresented, unintentionally misrepresented, sensationalized or minimized. It may be to sell papers/get clicks, service a particular agenda, or just good old-fashioned journalistic incompetence. Did Fireside start the fire, or set by the villain and just coincidence that s/he happens to (presumably) have fire powers? Was the villain targeting just the Clinic or part… Read more »
Dan
5 years ago
I mean there’s a reason the “do superheros cause more problems than they solve” is such a well worn trope. They DO cause a lot of collateral damage. The question is always going to boil down to whether the damage is “worth it” given the alternative of “no superhero. I think that the answer has to be that “yes it is worth it” because in a world where superpowers don’t pick good or bad people but just happen you’re going to end up with people, with powers, who are good and who are bad. And you need counters to the… Read more »
Gale
5 years ago
a newspaper? where did he manage to find one of those?
24
Ethan: Master of subtlety
He’s taking the wrong approach… Or should we call it the Ethan approach.
Emily’s a smart woman, she’s gonna know what Ethan’s trying to do.
The direct approach is the only one that would work… Unfortunately I can’t think of a way to go about that without Ethan telling the truth.
I like the way he “subtly” scoots right next to her xD
Spot on, yes. He should just flat-out stop trying to be subtle or astute. Those are so not his strong points.
Then again, part of not being very bright often involves being unaware of one’s own weak points. Thus his insisting on using those.
Damned newspapers and their clickbait…wait, that’s a thing right?
Readbait?…
Newspapers are the oldest source of kid-shouting-headlines-on-the-corner-bait.
Definitely a thing.
Newspapers have been doing it since the very beginning. It’s called sensationalism.
Clickbait is just the same concept.
Confirming once again, one of my usual sayings: That the Internet has nothing new. It just creates larger, easier and faster exposure for the same old stuff people have been doing since day one.
that’s right but do we need larger,easier and faster bullshit?
Definitely not.
But there’s other stuff, positive stuff… That gets better exposure too.
Unalloyed benefit just dont exist in this world.
It’s just a matter of discerning and choosing wisely. Reap the positive while avoiding the negative, within reason.
We’ll always have bullshitters to overcome, anyway.
Aaah, the subtle point that so many people doesn´t actually read the article, and stick to the headline. 🙂
Though tbh its not like my faith in the journalistic entegrity is so high as to believe they are going to make a proper headline these days – let alone content with it.
Ok, so, fire based powers aren’t great for being a superhero. Though we can’t say for sure that Fireside was the actual cause of the burning down. Perhaps Shurigo is also a pyromaniac.
However, if your fire based powers give you immunity to fire (and possibly smoke) and control over fire (so you can put it out), you can still be a great superhero, just not necessarily a crime-fighting one.
He was actually there to put out the fire, but got sidetracked and ended up forgetting about the fire.
He’s immune to smoke inhalation, but all those other crazy chemicals…
Needless to say, he had a fine night afterwards.
This is true. He’s obviously called fireside because he’s a firefighter on the side of being a superhero. He was there for the fire, and just happened to catch the arson, Shurigo, in the act!
Is Emily playing a particular game Tim?
Yyyyyess 😉
its Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice??
Or maybe overwatch??
Dump. Her. Problem. Solved.
Does it revolve around Ninjas with prosthetic limbs who may or may not have more than one life
“Fireside” eh?
Seems like a…chatty fellow.
Suppose he does marshmallow commercials in his spare time then?
Reading off a screen is normal behavior, and reading off paper isnt. That makes no sense. To be a sheep, and follow the norm or not be a sheep, and do your own thing.
I hope she finds out and does his PR for him. I imagine he’d need alot of PR help. like “Oh my god how can i spin the fact that he exploded above an orphanage while fighting an explosion using villain and rained body parts onto kids” PR.
Would be funny if after a couple days Ethan says to Lucas “…. are we the bad guys?”. XDDD
Hans, are we zee baddies? lol
I’m betting it’s gonna turn out SHE’S a super villian !!
The question is not do powered heroes inflict property damage. It is what happens without them? IE only remove the heroes. Tentacle thing eats the residents and demolishes the building while the mayor has to beg for national guard intervention as this thing goes about causing more harm? There is always collateral damage. Even with police and regular criminals. But it scales. If the regular police could handle powered villains, then there would not be powered humans.
Edit my last post. would not be powered Heroes.
He should just flat out say he’s a superhero, honestly. Obviously they won’t be together for much longer anyway.
Extry, extry! Read all about it! Living Tentacle Infests Clinic! You won’t believe what happens next! Six reasons it’s everything we ever wanted! There’s only one problem! I was weeping by the end!
In Ethan’s defense, not all of the facts in a news story are facts. Sure, facts are present. But, often, there are also “facts”, fact(?)s, facts(ish) – even FACTS. It’s tough to know these days what’s being included, omitted, overstated, understated, swept to the side, showcased, intentionally misrepresented, unintentionally misrepresented, sensationalized or minimized. It may be to sell papers/get clicks, service a particular agenda, or just good old-fashioned journalistic incompetence. Did Fireside start the fire, or set by the villain and just coincidence that s/he happens to (presumably) have fire powers? Was the villain targeting just the Clinic or part… Read more »
I mean there’s a reason the “do superheros cause more problems than they solve” is such a well worn trope. They DO cause a lot of collateral damage. The question is always going to boil down to whether the damage is “worth it” given the alternative of “no superhero. I think that the answer has to be that “yes it is worth it” because in a world where superpowers don’t pick good or bad people but just happen you’re going to end up with people, with powers, who are good and who are bad. And you need counters to the… Read more »
a newspaper? where did he manage to find one of those?