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The internet can be a wonderful tool to use to connect with people that are like-minded, that can help you with your problems or that can become your romantic partners in the future. There are numerous apps which can assist you with the latter. But if you have any experience with those apps, you realize that there are so many people who don’t share the same values as you and it turns out that you just wasted your time getting to know a person with whom you can’t see yourself.

But after some time, you find some tricks and control questions that immediately reveal if the conversation is worth continuing. TikToker Amanda N went viral with 9 million views for sharing her method of asking the other person to tell their most controversial opinion and showing their answers. Other TikTokers joined the trend too and we found out that this simple question actually reveals a lot about a person.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never trust a person that doesn't like animals. (Unless they have a verifiable bad experience with one, like being bitten. I guess they get a pass)

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Amanda N posted her video earlier this month and 9.4 million people were interested to hear what she said. And apparently people thought that her advice is really useful and is a time-saver when it comes to finding out if the conversation is worth continuing and if the person is worth their time because the video also has 1.4 million likes and has started a bit of a trend. 

Other people on TikTok started creating videos similar to Amanda’s using the same song in the background and showing what their matches on dating apps were saying were their most controversial opinions. 

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The "Unwind" Series is based kinda like a what if around this opinion. Very good and thought inducing

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will probably get downvoted, and I’m sorry if I am misinterpreting this, but I kind of agree! (I swear that I don’t mean to say anything rude, ever!)

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We can’t know if those people who were sharing the answers showed everything they received or just the ones that were actually controversial and borderline concerning, but even if they showed the worst messages they got, there were too many of them.

Some of the answers were more lighthearted, like liking a specific movie or having an opinion about food. But others were highly political, racist or sexist, immediately indicating that person's core values.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well that's just science. Is it controversial to say that there are physical differences between men and women? I teach anatomy - am I about to get cancelled?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Too bad that wouldn't work for many jobs like construction, transit, people on call etc.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, I'm a woman and I don't get the almost comically long nails some women have. The ones about as long as half their finger again. They're not practical for anything; you could literally have someone's eye out and fingernails on a keyboard is way more annoying than fingernails on a chalkboard - the latter is limited by the size of the board, you'd have a brief pause while they reposition their fingers. But on a keyboard they could theoretically be at it for 8 WHOLE HOURS (theoretically, because I'd have thrown their damn computer out the window before the first hour is up)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not really controversial. We all land on a spectrum in oh-so-many areas. :-)

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People are often skeptical towards the odds of finding a long-term relationship through dating apps. But both in real life and online, there are different people who you just wouldn’t get along with and people who you really click with.

According to Imperial College Business School’s data, in the UK, 32 percent of relationships started between 2015 and 2019 originated online. This is quite a significant increase from 19 percent during the period recorded earlier between 2005 and 2014.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not really original controversies, but the most egregious is the misspelling of lettuce.

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The Imperial Business School predicts that by 2035, more people will be in relationships that started online rather than meeting through friends, family or at other social gatherings. Online dating definitely has its pros and cons and to make the experience smoother, tips like Amanda’s will surely come in handy.

What is your experience with dating apps? Will you be trying to ask for controversial opinions from now on? What is your take on the answers TikTokers got there? Leave us your thoughts and reactions in the comments!

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a cyclist who has been hit by a car, AND lived in the Netherlands, I agree that we can't safely co-exist on small roads - car drivers get impatient when they have to (god forbid) slow down to safely pass a cyclist. But it's not like they are suffering - they're just sitting there in a comfy seat, shaking their fist at someone who ALSO pays taxes for the same road.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess you're allowed to feel weird if you get hit on by someone from the same gender? I mean, as long as that doesn't become a reason to treat someone else like crap.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also could be viruses and diseases which have been frozen in Antarctica which are melting, but sure, real estate is a priority as opposed to a second pandemic and destroying the planet

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

when someone says "free will is a lie", run away! They are just laying the groundwork for not having to take any blame or responsibility for their actions. And don't we all know at least one person who is NEVER to blame?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

don't worry, I won't get you started because I know all I need to from that one statement.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, but most people who think like that don't self-identify as racist lol. So you gotta ask questions like this to get to the truth.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

After the first statement, I was like ' that's fine - studies show we inherit most of our intelligence from our mothers' and then things took a turn...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"The Bell Curve" book was an abomination. People still cite it as the reason for this kind of BS attitude.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Woah Bubba! Don't forget your burning cross and white hood on the way out

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yay more racism just the thing that this country needs right now (obviously sarcasm)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh dear gods, as someone who studies ethology (behaviour or animals, humans included, in their natural habitats), zoology in general and has a lot of experience with this sort of stuff, I cannot put a big of an emphasis on this to explain how absolutely stupidly INCORRECT this is. This is unbelievably harmful, unethical, baseless and blatantly incorrect. There are many socio-economical reasons as to why specific nations with specific races score lower and that's because of bad social conditions they live in. Intelligence isn't even a f*****g scale, it's an extremely complex stat tree which allows different organisms (as well as individuals) to process things differently. Some organisms are specialised for specific processing while others surpass them in other aspects. Humans aren't "the most intelligent", let alone a freaking race of humans. I could write you pages upon pages on this and why this is utterly disgusting, this individual has just shown how uneducated they are.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yup buh bye and blocked. He's no longer worth ANY conversation

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Chiuki
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

R̵a̵c̵e̵ ̵b̵a̵s̵e̵d̵ I mean I'm a racist. There, fixed it for ya.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bet he doesn’t actually believe it, he just thinks he does. If he really did, it wouldn’t be so convenient that he just so happens to be in the race of people who he claims to be most intelligent. He’s just arrogant without a cause and is desperately seeking one.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pray tell, explain more about "the negative connotations of the [BLANK]oid skull form". obvious-sa...8a-png.jpg obvious-sarcasm-61781f301548a-png.jpg

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have always believed that genetics and environment both contribute to who we are and who we become. But intelligence really isn't easily defined. And bringing race into it is just like WTF. Like in a culture without modern technology... Where the people live off the land and hunt /grow their own food, build their own shelter etc. If you ask them to connect your printer to your computer they probably couldn't do it. Does that make them stupid? Intelligence is so dependent on culture. "Everyone is a genius, but if we judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree- it will live its entire life believing it is stupid" my favorite quote. (Online it seems that Einstein said this - but I believe that has been debunked so I'm not sure who to credit)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honesty saves time. While I hate this racist attitude, I applaud the expediency.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's someone who's never had a long and deep conversation with someone of a different race.

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Sorry, but gender also applies here. Everyone knows black males are as dumb as a door nail but have physical strength and are good to use as work horses and breeding bulls. Black Women are much much more intelligent than them (by over 70% margin) and that's why corporations are investing billions s of dollars in them and not black males. Asian men are more brilliant than Asian women. Latino men more than the women. White men more than white women by a decent margin. No offense, but these are simply the facts as they're stated. Thanks.

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It's false and racist yes, but as he didn't specify which race whatever race your mind jumped to should also reveal your own bias

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is body shaming when you feel the need to put someone down for their appearance based on of what YOU believe is a standard for beauty or health. If that's the case, you're an a-hole

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