It’s a fine proposition but in practice, with a list of bare urls, the author asking me to click on random links with no context[1], and I have to override my instincts, shaped by decades of internet use, to be very wary of doing so.
I don’t think this works without a summary provided with each link. Or even just fetching the open graph tags or something.
[1] it’s not a 100% fair test because I don’t have a relationship with the author, so there is no trust to leverage. But I don’t even like clicking on bare links in WhatsApp messages from close friends without a word or two on why I should do so! There’s always a possibility someone’s account is compromised, and without being able to evaluate that the link is accompanied by their “voice”, I err on the side of caution and usually ignore…
I don’t think this works without a summary provided with each link. Or even just fetching the open graph tags or something.
[1] it’s not a 100% fair test because I don’t have a relationship with the author, so there is no trust to leverage. But I don’t even like clicking on bare links in WhatsApp messages from close friends without a word or two on why I should do so! There’s always a possibility someone’s account is compromised, and without being able to evaluate that the link is accompanied by their “voice”, I err on the side of caution and usually ignore…