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Downworthy: Browser plugin to turn hyperbolic headlines into what they mean

2 pointsby MISTERJerk2Uover 1 year ago

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MISTERJerk2Uover 1 year ago
Downworthy: A browser plugin to turn hyperbolic viral headlines into what they really mean<p>- &quot;Literally&quot; becomes &quot;Figuratively&quot; - &quot;Will Blow Your Mind&quot; becomes &quot;Might Perhaps Mildly Entertain You For a Moment&quot; - &quot;One Weird Trick&quot; becomes &quot;One Piece of Completely Anecdotal Horseshit&quot; - &quot;Go Viral&quot; becomes &quot;Be Overused So Much That You&#x27;ll Silently Pray for the Sweet Release of Death to Make it Stop&quot; - &quot;Can&#x27;t Even Handle&quot; becomes &quot;Can Totally Handle Without Any Significant Issue&quot; - &quot;Incredible&quot; becomes &quot;Painfully Ordinary&quot; - &quot;You Won&#x27;t Believe&quot; becomes &quot;In All Likelihood, You&#x27;ll Believe&quot;