Messages and Group Chats Would You Rather questions
Fast, recognisable dilemmas involving typing indicators, voice notes, read receipts and group chats.
What makes these choices difficult?
communication convenience versus social humiliation. This set is designed for teens and adults, with a balanced difficulty level. No option is presented as the correct answer.
- Would you rather have every emoji you use name the person you hoped would reply, every weekend for five years or have every reaction you remove announce the exact second you noticed it, every weekend for five years?
- Would you rather have every voice note you send reveal how many times you reopened it, twice a week without warning or have every message request announce the exact second you noticed it, twice a week without warning?
- Would you rather have every typing indicator you trigger include the first version you nearly sent, every weekday for one year or have every incoming voice note show your live facial reaction, every weekday for one year?
- Would you rather have every work or school message display your honest mood at the time, once a day without warning or have every missed call show your live facial reaction, once a day without warning?
- Would you rather have every serious text you send include your weekly screen-time total, for seven days or have every forwarded message show your live facial reaction, for seven days?
- Would you rather have every message you leave on read include how long you spent on it, whenever you are in public or have every group chat mention reveal how long you waited to respond, whenever you are in public?
- Would you rather have every late-night reply show your current battery percentage, until your next birthday or have every read receipt reveal how long you waited to respond, until your next birthday?
- Would you rather have every message you delete show how quickly you expected an answer, every weekend for five years or have every reaction you remove reveal how long you waited to respond, every weekend for five years?
- Would you rather have every emoji you use reveal how many times you reopened it, twice a week without warning or have every message request reveal how long you waited to respond, twice a week without warning?
- Would you rather have every voice note you send show your current battery percentage, every weekday for one year or have every incoming voice note display your honest first thought, every weekday for one year?
- Would you rather have every typing indicator you trigger name the person you hoped would reply, once a day without warning or have every missed call display your honest first thought, once a day without warning?
- Would you rather have every work or school message include your weekly screen-time total, for seven days or have every forwarded message display your honest first thought, for seven days?
- Would you rather have every serious text you send include the first version you nearly sent, whenever you are in public or have every group chat mention remain visible after you dismiss it, whenever you are in public?
- Would you rather have every message you leave on read display your honest mood at the time, until your next birthday or have every read receipt remain visible after you dismiss it, until your next birthday?
- Would you rather have every late-night reply show how quickly you expected an answer, every weekend for five years or have every reaction you remove remain visible after you dismiss it, every weekend for five years?
- Would you rather have every message you delete include how long you spent on it, during your busiest hour or have every accidental screenshot remain visible after you dismiss it, during your busiest hour?
- Would you rather have every emoji you use show your current battery percentage, every weekday for one year or have every incoming voice note name everyone else involved, every weekday for one year?
- Would you rather have every voice note you send show how quickly you expected an answer, once a day without warning or have every missed call name everyone else involved, once a day without warning?
- Would you rather have every typing indicator you trigger reveal how many times you reopened it, for seven days or have every forwarded message name everyone else involved, for seven days?
- Would you rather have every work or school message include the first version you nearly sent, whenever you are in public or have every group chat mention open while someone is watching, whenever you are in public?
- Would you rather have every serious text you send name the person you hoped would reply, until your next birthday or have every read receipt open while someone is watching, until your next birthday?
- Would you rather have every message you leave on read include your weekly screen-time total, every weekend for five years or have every reaction you remove open while someone is watching, every weekend for five years?
- Would you rather have every late-night reply include how long you spent on it, during your busiest hour or have every accidental screenshot open while someone is watching, during your busiest hour?
- Would you rather have every message you delete display your honest mood at the time, for five years or have every incoming voice note notify the whole chat whenever you revisit it, for five years?
How to use this list
Choose an option before reading anybody else's answer. After the reveal, compare the reasoning behind each side rather than treating the majority as correct. Live totals on eligible question pages are first-party WYR HQ votes.