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A Bilibili creator made a personality quiz to roast a friend into quitting drinking. It crashed the internet within 24 hours. 40.85 million WeChat searches. 20 million social media discussions. And it's crossing over to English TikTok right now.
David Okonkwo·14 min read
CultureYiddish has no words for weapons, ammunition, or military tactics. It has dozens of words for 'idiot,' a curse that wishes a hundred houses with a fever in each, and a term for 'nothing' that literally translates to 'goat droppings.'
David Okonkwo·12 min read
CulturePeople with chronic health conditions face twice the risk of loneliness. The well-meaning phrases making it worse, and the specific things therapists say to do instead.
David Okonkwo·12 min readCultureAbout 56% of adults are securely attached. The other 44% aren't broken. Here's what attachment theory actually says about relationships.
Emily Nakamura·10 min read
CultureOver 10 million people have taken the Truity Enneagram test. The science is shaky. Here's why that might not matter as much as you think.
Emily Nakamura·10 min read
CultureThe CEOs of the two biggest dating companies both admitted their products are broken. Here's which ones work despite themselves.
David Okonkwo·14 min read
Culture94% of Americans now use slang in daily conversation. 89% have had to Google a slang term after hearing it. And almost none of the words credited to Gen Z were invented by Gen Z.
Emily Nakamura·9 min read
CultureOver 20 million copies sold. More than 30 million quizzes taken. Billions of TikTok views. And according to the largest scientific review of love languages ever conducted, the three core claims of the theory don't hold up. The concept isn't useless, but nearly everyone is using it wrong.
David Okonkwo·9 min read
CultureThe Myers-Briggs Type Indicator has been called pseudoscience, astrology for people with LinkedIn accounts, and the most popular personality test ever created. All three descriptions are accurate.
David Okonkwo·8 min read