Social Media and Going Viral Would You Rather questions
Current social-media dilemmas about algorithms, old posts, public drafts and becoming known for exactly the wrong thing.
What makes these choices difficult?
attention and reach versus control of your reputation. This set is designed for teens and adults, with a balanced difficulty level. No option is presented as the correct answer.
- Would you rather receive only honest comments but one screenshot of every mistake survives, while family is watching or keep every old post online but one close friend genuinely loves the work, while family is watching?
- Would you rather go viral for your best joke but one accidental background detail is highlighted, with no private account available or publish only carefully finished work but one close friend genuinely loves the work, with no private account available?
- Would you rather know exactly how every algorithm ranks you but everyone sees how quickly it happened, while friends are watching or grow an audience slowly for five years but every follower who stays genuinely cares, while friends are watching?
- Would you rather turn every draft into a successful post but the platform publishes why it promoted you, until you reach your next milestone or never know why an algorithm chose you but every follower who stays genuinely cares, until you reach your next milestone?
- Would you rather gain a million followers overnight but the unfinished draft remains visible, for your next ten posts or receive only supportive comments but every follower who stays genuinely cares, for your next ten posts?
- Would you rather delete any old post permanently but your worst old post appears beside it, during every livestream or stay unknown for your best work but one stranger becomes a loyal supporter, during every livestream?
- Would you rather make one perfect video each week but your family sees every result first, starting with the next thing you publish or let every post reach random people but one stranger becomes a loyal supporter, starting with the next thing you publish?
- Would you rather have every post reach the right audience but you cannot delete any criticism, while family is watching or keep every old post online but one stranger becomes a loyal supporter, while family is watching?
- Would you rather receive only honest comments but one accidental background detail is highlighted, with no private account available or publish only carefully finished work but one stranger becomes a loyal supporter, with no private account available?
- Would you rather go viral for your best joke but your family sees every result first, while friends are watching or grow an audience slowly for five years but your best work still reaches the right person, while friends are watching?
- Would you rather know exactly how every algorithm ranks you but one screenshot of every mistake survives, until you reach your next milestone or never know why an algorithm chose you but your best work still reaches the right person, until you reach your next milestone?
- Would you rather turn every draft into a successful post but the unfinished draft remains visible, for your next ten posts or receive only supportive comments but your best work still reaches the right person, for your next ten posts?
- Would you rather gain a million followers overnight but everyone sees how quickly it happened, during every livestream or stay unknown for your best work but old mistakes remain difficult to find, during every livestream?
- Would you rather delete any old post permanently but the platform publishes why it promoted you, starting with the next thing you publish or let every post reach random people but old mistakes remain difficult to find, starting with the next thing you publish?
- Would you rather make one perfect video each week but you cannot delete any criticism, while family is watching or keep every old post online but old mistakes remain difficult to find, while family is watching?
- Would you rather have every post reach the right audience but your worst old post appears beside it, until your next birthday or make ordinary videos whenever you want but old mistakes remain difficult to find, until your next birthday?
- Would you rather receive only honest comments but your family sees every result first, while friends are watching or grow an audience slowly for five years but never know what strangers really think, while friends are watching?
- Would you rather go viral for your best joke but you cannot delete any criticism, until you reach your next milestone or never know why an algorithm chose you but never know what strangers really think, until you reach your next milestone?
- Would you rather know exactly how every algorithm ranks you but one accidental background detail is highlighted, for your next ten posts or receive only supportive comments but never know what strangers really think, for your next ten posts?
- Would you rather turn every draft into a successful post but everyone sees how quickly it happened, during every livestream or stay unknown for your best work but lose every spontaneous moment, during every livestream?
- Would you rather gain a million followers overnight but one screenshot of every mistake survives, starting with the next thing you publish or let every post reach random people but lose every spontaneous moment, starting with the next thing you publish?
- Would you rather delete any old post permanently but the unfinished draft remains visible, while family is watching or keep every old post online but lose every spontaneous moment, while family is watching?
- Would you rather make one perfect video each week but your worst old post appears beside it, until your next birthday or make ordinary videos whenever you want but lose every spontaneous moment, until your next birthday?
- Would you rather have every post reach the right audience but the platform publishes why it promoted you, whenever a post starts gaining attention or grow an audience slowly for five years but cannot edit anything after publishing, whenever a post starts gaining attention?
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.