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This HDD recycling process could make U.S. less dependent on China. (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Good guy China helping with global recycling incentives rather than just chucking the old electronics in the landfill?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

A bit of a tangent, but Tom's Hardware ran an A/B test for their headline with the following options:

A: WD launches HDD recycling process that reclaims rare earth elements, cuts out China.

B: This HDD recycling process could make U.S. less dependent on China.

I get the point of A/B testing, but this is an example where as a media organization you have to pick whether you believe in A or B. If you are into technology, you can make a solid argument that A and B are extremely different.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'd go with a, it 's factual, while b sounds clickbaity like the next cheap boulevard paper. TH going down the drain of cheap attention for ads now?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Yes, A sounds far more neutral.

B is borderline misinformation as there was nothing in their own article to backs up the "make U.S. less dependent on China".