Top 5 reasons I hate numbered lists

I can't stand number list articles. I'm not quite sure why. I certainly read them when I am researching something, but never do I casually click on a number list article. I feel like they are selling something and know that number lists get more clicks/views. Because of this, I feel like I want to rebel and NOT click on those lists just because it's a marketing technique. I actually do this for a lot of marketing techniques that I recognize. I just rebel against them because I don't want anyone to influence me.

1) I don't want to be influenced
2) You can't tell me what to do!
3) It's the norm, and I usually look for the path less traveled.
4) They do not always match up to my rankings
5) They give the crappy websites the ability to get more page views by making you click "Next" and each number on the list is on its own webpage.


I think what I have discovered by writing this article is that I don't like to be influenced by marketing, and that is why I don't like number lists. Do you like number lists? Did you click on this article because it had a number in the title? Let me know in the comments if you like or don't like number lists.


Here is an article about why we humans are drawn to lists by someone who actually knows what they are talking about.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201109/7-reasons-we-7-reasons



Cheers!
-Ryan