EPISODE · Sep 1, 2026 · 27 MIN
How Clickbait Hijacks Your Brain
from My Weird Prompts
We trace the DNA of clickbait from the 1835 Great Moon Hoax through mid-century ad copy to modern YouTube thumbnails. Why does the curiosity gap still work even when we know the game? And what happens when AI learns to optimize the same psychological levers? Episode #172387 — open it directly at myweirdprompts.com/172387
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