If we want to address the problem we need to use the correct term: clickbait economy. The internet as we know it, is bought and paid for by clicks. And the way to get more clicks has nothing to do with authenticity. Just the opposite.
Which article would you click on to read - "More and more Americans sink into poverty"? - "Trump and Biden have food fight at restaurant?".
And Twitter takes this even further. `if isdemocrat title = "trump throws food at biden?" if isrepublican title = "biden throws food at trump?" if istrump title = "lock em up"
It is actually worse than that, because the clicks are then used to sell you a bill of goods. How you should hate 'xyz'. How you should spend $10,000 for a new desk chair. Or how you need a $1000 a month obesity drug to fix the fact that you have been eating clickbait food?
Tracking ads are toxic. They threaten our personal well being and the well being of our society. They are right up there with air pollution.
Oh wait, no one will want to think about those issues, so why post this comment?