This is a rude and rather stupid comment. | by Alec Zaffiro | Medium

Someone recently told me that some of my headline strategies “prey on the weak” and take advantage of “weak spots in human psychology” to get clicks.

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This is a rude and rather stupid comment. For someone to assume you’re receiving reads because people are weak… well, that just speaks for itself.

Alec Zaffiro

Written by Alec Zaffiro

I write to think and organize my ideas. I like psychology, philosophy, and self-improvement—em dashes are my specialty. Not an expert.*

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