I looked over at fedinsfw and all I could think of was the titles’ attempts at being provocative or enticing and how it just seems really…lame? I’m ace so this whole subset of the site really does nothing for me.
My shower thought is just about responding to the titles neutrally.
For examples:
“Just stretching, don’t mind me”;
“oh, sorry; as you were, then. Sorry to interrupt.”
“If I sent you this by accident, what would you reply?”
“Hey I don’t think I’m the one you meant to send this to”
Asian girl waiting for your orders…
“Can I get two number 9s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip…”
Do people really get turned on by such things, or is it more that the people posting them just have to put something in the title?
It’s advertising. Clickbait. Most people are bad at it, or just emulate other people who are also bad at it. I’ve got to imagine that full screen previews negate the need for text at all.