See How Some News Sites Write Articles [VIDEO 2:25] on youtube.com/@RyanGeorge
Update 13 July 2022: Added a theory on why this happens
Ryan has a lot of funny skits, but he really shines when he makes fun of the online world. This is no exception as he points out that journalists are over reliant on Twitter for news which is grossly over exaggerated and unimportant.
Then again, if we got real news, we’d be in a spiral of doomerism. I guess we should all take a break from Twitter.
Update: Another Theory on Why This Happens
I saw this comic strip from SMBC which elaborates on this. The idea is that the media industry is undergoing carcinization where they all become one thing, like crabs. Hence the “you wouldn’t believe…” headings.
Here’s the comic strip:
Comic Transcript
* Two characters have a discussion in the streets. Both dark skinned, character 1 is a man with a pink shirt and blazer and character 2 is a woman with black hair, a golden-orange jumper and round glasses.*
**Character 1:** HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT EVERY FORM OF MEDIA NOW TRIES TO START BY CONVINCING YOU THAT YOU'LL HAVE YOUR MIND BLOWN BUT THEN IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY BLOW YOUR MIND?
**Character 2:** YEAH, THAT'S CALLED MEDIA CARCINIZATION.
CARCINIZATION IS WHEN NATURAL SELECTION CAUSES ALLBODY PLANS TO CONVERGE TOWARD BEING A CRAB. IN MEDIA, HUMAN SELECTION CAUSES ALL INFORMATION PRESENTATIONS TO CONVERGE TOWARD "YOU WILL NOT **BELIEVE** THIS MODERATELY INTERESTING THING."
"YOU WILL NOT **BELIEVE** THAT FRENCH FRIES ARE GOOD WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF CHEESE." "YOU WILL NOT **BELIEVE** THAT THIS WELL-KNOWN LAW FROM PHYSICS CONTINUES TO OPERATE." "YOU WILL NOT **BELIEVE** THAT SOMETIMES YOU CAN SEE THE OUTLINE OF A NIPPLE IN SPORTS PHOTOS.
SCIENTISTS, ENTERTAINERS MATHEMATICIANS, ARTISTS PHILOSOPHERS... EVERYONE WANTS TO JUST SHARE THEIR WORK. BUT MOST OF THE AUDIENCE ONLY CLICKS THE BUTTON WHEN MEDIA APPROACH THE IDEAL FORM SO THEY CHANGE.
FIND A PERFORMER YOU LIKE THEN CHECK IN WITH THEM FIVE YEARS LATER AND THEY ARE CARCINIZED TO HAVE A HARD OUTER SHELL OF ANTICIPATION WITH A SQUISHY CORE OF DISAPPOINTMENT.
**Character 1:** I…NO, I DON'T BUY IT. YOU ASSUME HUMANS ARE JUST STIMULUS-RESPONSE MACHINES WHO CAN'T RECOGNIZE WHEN THEY'RE BEING MANIPULATED.
**Character 2:** Wanna have sex?
**Character 1:** I never do on a first date.
**Character 2:** Okay but I do this one weird trick.
**Character 1:** Son of a **bitch**.