Q&A#131 Clickbait?
May 11, 2019
Alastair Roberts
Today's question: "In today's world, where there seems to be an overflow of information, is clickbaiting justified?"
Within this episode, I recommend the work of The Bible is Art YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9sPRleqnVIasw8wnUGBVyA
I also mention feedly as an RSS feed aggregator: https://feedly.com
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