Blood's in the Water

I love it. Whenever you want to guarantee that people will turn their heads, use their own morbid/mob instincts against them. Haven't you ever wondered why it is that when people pass an accident of some kind that they feel compelled to slow down, look around, and try to gather as much information as possible? Everyone has it as it's left over from the long years ago when we only had as much information as we could gather ourselves (without high-speed internet, TV, and like technology).

So naturally, whenever we sense rising tensions in the air, something holds us fast and whispers in our ear that we should listen just a little bit longer. After all, what could be the harm? The promise of conflict will always draw a crowd, no matter what (provided that there's enough people around to be considered a crowd!).

And what usually leads to tension and its ilk? Rebuttals! Disagreements! Mean words! Most everyone whips their heads 'round at raised voices and the same is true of the net. Just look at trolls. They love to set fire to the powder trail and watch it travel up the line until the entire keg just explodes! Everyone likes a confrontation of some kind; football's a good example. Anyhoo, if you ever want a guaranteed hit on your website, just make it confrontational or some such!

I s'pose you'd like to run away now huh?