The Onion just launched their new Upworthy/Buzzfeed parody site, Clickhole. Some of the articles on the new site include listicles ("7 Pricks Who Defied The Odds And Didnât Go Into Finance"), viral videos ("This Video Seems Silly, But It Makes A Good Point"), "hard-hitting" articles content ("Want To Feel Old? The Movie âHigh Fidelityâ Would Be A Sexy 14-Year-Old By Now"), and quizzes ("If I Ordered Fries, Would You Have Any?").
I laughed at some of the articlesâespecially, for some reason, this oneâbut I have a hard time imagining how Clickhole will age. Those viral content sites have to be a trend, right? I mean, just because someone figured out that putting the words "mind-blowing" and "heart-melting" in a headline attracts millions of eyeballs doesn't mean that internet listicle culture will go on forever, right? Right?