Thanks Sean., you have courage, I admire that a lot. Well, I wrote this 1 hour go from my gut instincts and very first read. That is how most people read online I guess. Since then, I've gone back to look at the rest of your writing and now understand you more. If you are a poet you want to push buttons, which is the right thing to do! But purely on this post, I thought those links could be a bit wittier , which I think that is what you wanted. Instead it felt "in your face. " The law of three, 1-2 and 3 is the punchline? If you don't want to take piss out of reader, maybe each could be increasingly funnier rather than the same CTA (that's what I may have meant from irony). But as I say, this was my first thoughts and to be fair, you are doing what Medium wants, which is spark debate and community. Guilty as charged. So who is right now? In fact, I like how this has made me write a ridiculously long reply. You have made me think. I am going to follow you. It's a brave thing to do and I'd rather that than the asinine listicles. You learn more from the truth. Good for you for asking. JR