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# Retiring to escape clickbait?
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2017/07/retiring-to-escape-clickbait/
- Published: 2017-07-31T13:48:58.000Z
- Updated: 2017-07-31T13:49:43.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: clickbait, Journalism, tech journalism

A sobering end to Jean-Louis Gassée's tribute to [veteran tech columnist Walt Mossberg](https://mondaynote.com/a-salute-to-walt-mossberg-e3c562288f03?ref=onemanandhisblog.com):

> As bleak as this sounds, I can’t help but wonder why Walt, a young 70, has decided to retire. Is he really tired of it all? His [Twitter](https://twitter.com/waltmossberg?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) presence would say the contrary. Or does he, too, yearn for the more traditional, less click-baity form of analysis and newsmaking?