Sounds like you’re trying to justify kicking dogs because everyone in the industry goes around kicking dogs. Say it ain’t so.
Just because lots of people are doing something that sucks does not make it OK.
Just because lots of people are doing something that sucks does not make it OK.
It's not kicking dogs. Or, if it is kicking dogs, society has been doing it for at least as long as publishable media has been a thing, probably longer with the likes of bards.
This is ridiculous
A good hook does not have to be clickbait.
In my experience, when a person struggles to come up with a good hook, they write clickbait.