I agree. Some other sleaze tactics include…
—Captain Obvious: “secrets” to better health that a 5–year-old could recite: “Eat less, move more/calories in, calories out” “eat your fruits n veggies” “drink water” “take vitamins” “get 8 hours of sleep.”
—Attack & Counter Attack: One writer attacks another for being “too negative,” then the attacked writer accuses them of being “toxically positive” and round and round they go.
—Everything Is Terrible: “The world is going straight to hell in a flaming hand-basket! How dare you ever relax, let alone enjoy yourself! You should be hand-wringing, guilt-tripping and endlessly apologizing! Give up now! The future is a guaranteed clusterf*ck!”
—Comments that add nothing but a link to the commenter’s blog.