Clickbait: The Best Video You Will Ever Watch In Your Lifetime

Clickbait: The Best Video You Will Ever Watch In Your Lifetime

We’ve all seen headlines like this—and we’ve all clicked them. But what’s really going on when content is intentionally designed to provoke curiosity, exaggerate claims, or emotionally manipulate us into paying attention?

This video takes a closer look at the ethical implications of clickbait headlines. Rather than telling you what to think, it focuses on how to think about clickbait: where it crosses ethical lines, when it might be defensible, and how it influences trust, credibility, and our ability to reason clearly in an attention-driven media environment.

This is not a video that preaches a position. It’s about the process of reasoning—examining incentives, weighing harms and benefits, and asking better questions about persuasive techniques that shape what we read, watch, and believe. If you’ve ever wondered whether clickbait is merely annoying or genuinely problematic, this discussion is for you.

The video is presented by Bo Bennett, PhD, founder and creator of the Cognitive Fitness App, where critical thinking is treated as a skill you can actively train—just like physical fitness.

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