2. They don't require an intelligible (or intelligent!) human being to write them. As long as you have an opinion and access to google, congratulations on becoming a published author.
3. They rely on pixilated .gifs and .jpegs to make their point, instead of using reason and language.
4. They usually intend to be really funny, but they’re not.
5. Your Facebook news feed is swarmed with them (keeping you from other really important stuff) because they pop up again every time someone comments, likes, or shares.
6. You're reminded of the stupidity (or hopefully it’s just boredom) of the general public and worse yet your own Facebook friends, since people do in fact think it’s necessary to share such “articles.”
7. A semi-interesting headline draws you in and then you're immediately let down by the lack of content and thought put into the actual webpage (note: refraining from calling it an article at this point).
8. They’re usually the type of lameness you can’t even laugh at with mockery or chalk up to amusement when bored at work.
9. It’s painstakingly obvious when the writer is either bragging, reminiscing, or ranting. List-form articles generally thrive on one of these three key ingredients.
10. Many times they can’t even make it to their tenth point and conclude on an odd or random number, which is just annoying.
