The “Ouch.” was in reference to being compared to Phoronix.

Has anyone found them to be inaccurate, or fluffy to the point it degraded the content?

I haven’t - but then again, probably predominantly reading the best posts being shared on aggregators.

I don't know about the "ouch" but the rest of the comment seems pretty clear that they didn't intend to imply the clickbait.

That’s correct!

That’s why I was chatting about the “Ouch.”

because it was the only part of the comment that didn’t make sense to me in isolation,

so I opened the context, what he was replying to.

Nah I used to read Phoronix and the articles are a bit clickbaity sometimes but mostly it's fine. The real issue is the reader comments. They're absolute trash.

The comments section is the biggest problem, but also, in addition to clickbait, the site has a tendency to amplify and highlight anything that will produce drama, often creating a predictable tempest in a teapot.