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.
Well duh...
Trump in 2016: “Maybe Russia can find Hillary’s missing emails!”
DNC & Media: “See!! See!!! He’s working for Putin! Impeach!!!”