Not really though. It’s called humor.
Not reading the article is a FReeper tradition that goes back long before you joined.
There’s no reason, really, just because that’s how we roll.
See posts 17-24.
These posts fully explain why Freepers rarely click the link.
Who wants to read clickbait articles with cookies, pop-ups, banners, ads, videos, and worse?
Smart FReepers will post enough of an excerpt to tell the story so that others will not have to suffer the consequences of clicking the link.