There is a seemingly legitimate story, or rather stories, behind this article that sounds like common click-bait. It describes how three different people, who were thrown into debt by student loans or job loss were able to quickly recuperate by moving to vastly different places than they grew up in. One, named Ken Ilgunas, moved from living in New York to a remote town in Alaska, the author stating the town had a population of 10, giving the piece a bit of an exaggerated tone. Ilgunas was described to have employed as a park ranger and various other jobs while remaining free of any expenses but his debt. In two years he was able to pay them off. Another family taken by student debt, the Mclanahans, moved to the most poverty-ridden area of Chicago in order to pay relatively no rent and fees but for their debt, and are said to now live extremely comfortable lives. Lastly, a Canadian couple found that renting out their condo while living cheaper abroad solved their debt problems, they moved from the Czech Republic to Thailand to Croatia and seem to be happily enjoying themselves. All throughout this article, the author uses their tone of the piece to keep things light-hearted while they attempt to establish credibility through these diverse and unique sources.
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Davis W.A guy who analyzes news articles for an AP Lang class, who hates clickbait titles and biased "news". Archives
May 2017
CategoriesClick-bait: An article that attempts to gain nothing more but clicks for its ad revenue by using a fake title that does not accurately reflect what the article describes at all.
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