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explaining listicles in a listicle

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  1. an article on the Internet presented in the form of a numbered or bullet-pointed list
  2. a personal correspondence structured for the purposes of frictionless social-media sharing a personal correspondence structured for the purposes of frictionless social-media sharing
  3. a piece of writing or other content presented wholly or partly in the form of a list
  4. a list that gives a structure, a numerical narrative, to a text that otherwise lacks any kind of internal architecture
  5. contemporary media culture prioritizes the smart take, the sound bite, the takeaway,  the listicle is the takeaway in its most convenient form

So what do you think?  Are “listicles” a quick and easy way to present information in our fast and frantic world, or are they a pathway to ADHD for everyone?

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