Well said. There is also the other extreme, where articles of the kind you described don't "use a more-than-necessary general title" but one that is so specific and narrow that it will never fly on HN, even if the content is otherwise a good fit for a valuable HN discussion.
The dilemma with titles is that most of them fall into one of two categories:
- titles where the author didn't put much effort into
- titles where the author tried too hard
The first category is often confusing because the article doesn't fit the title well. The second category often ends up as clickbait.
The dilemma with titles is that most of them fall into one of two categories:
- titles where the author didn't put much effort into
- titles where the author tried too hard
The first category is often confusing because the article doesn't fit the title well. The second category often ends up as clickbait.