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		jarsin on Feb 11, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: IT Unemployment Rises to 5.7% as AI Hits Tech Jobs All financial articles use what I call the "as"s reason. It works like this. Find whatever is hot that day, week or month then put it after the "as". Stock market down as Trump holds another signing. Stock market up big as Musk slashes government spending.

rcktmrtn on Feb 11, 2025 [–]

I also started noticing this headline pattern ("something A as something B") all over the place a while ago and now automatically break it down as:

* Something A (probably) happened

* Something B (probably) happened

* The author/publisher are slimy weasels and I'm not going to give their stupid article any more time

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