The reason people dont' read past the headline here is because it's not worth reading. If they managed to read the entire thing, it's because the article was good enough to read. No thanks required. The reader can thank you - not the other way round.

It is the writer who did the work. It is the writer who did the thinking. If you're working as a cleaner, do you thank the people who dirtied the dishes for the privilege of washing the dishes?