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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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Jacin Larkwell
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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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Thorfin Wolfsbane
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

probably not as evil and bad as "the purge" style of no government, though

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

to be fair he said nothing about having no government, just government is inherently evil.

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

Coming from a guy who had a free education, drives on safe roads, drinks clean water, and can call the cops/fire dept in an emergency. Worse, he fails to realize HE is the government. Sigh

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

thats not the case of everybody though, especially if you're talking about the US which has a very poor education system, half the infrastructure is falling apart and flint michigan still doesn't have clean water.

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

It depends on whether he's a anarchist who wants to dispense with government, or a more moderate person who believes that government is a necessary evil. I'm the latter.

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

Actual anarchism, though, is nothing like what you see in the movies. It's a leftist theory of laws without forced hierarchy. Instead, all citizens have the same influence and decisions are made directly in the community, not by any higher group. Community mutualism is a big part of it, as is decommodification and democratic workplaces. Rather than a large homogenized nation, self-governing autonomous communities can connect to share resources and transit through common ownership.

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

This is something I would have never agreed with but now it's definitely starting to make me wonder... Which is sad

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

True. Without term limits, public servants become egotistical careerists, and most will pad their pockets with special interest kick backs. Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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

Or he's a classical liberal, like Adam Smith, John Locke, and the US Founding Fathers.

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

To varying degrees, yeah. Extend that to "All politician's above the local level are at least somewhat amoral". You don't get to the point where you are even in contention for a high level positing without stepping over a few bodies.

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

How is this controversial. Everyone I know knows this is fact.

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

There are two different ways to interpret this; one is straight-up anarchy, the other is classical liberalism (Adam Smith, John Locke, US Founding Fathers).

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

not really. If you don't have a government you have no one to enforce laws etc. Law becomes meaningless. So that then makes you 100% open to any predators and whatever they want to do. There would literally be nothing stopping every day from being The Purge.

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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

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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