People are really getting into 'social experiment' surveys on Twitter

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People are really getting into 'social experiment' surveys on Twitter

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When you hear the name "Meryl Streep," what's the first movie that comes to mind? Perhaps it's a classic like Kramer vs. Kramer, or maybe it's a crowd favorite like Mamma Mia. Or maybe, for reasons no regular human could ever understand, it's Ricki and the Flash. Everyone's different!

If seeing a bunch of strangers respond to this prompt appeals to you, you'll love the "social experiment" happening on Twitter this week. Basically, people are tweeting out categories — colors, One Direction members, Frank Ocean songs — then asking their followers to reply with the first example that comes to mind. The only rule: Don't read the replies first.

social experiment: if you come across this tweet please comment the first Meryl Streep movie that comes to mind. WITHOUT looking at the replies.

— Anne Lister (@TheAnneLister) June 19, 2019

Calling this game a "social experiment" is playing a little fast and loose with the definition, but it is interesting to see the results. A tweet about Frank Ocean songs, for example, elicited a noticeably wide range of responses. Clearly, Frank Ocean has made a lot of memorable music. 

When people were asked to name a member of One Direction, though, a disproportionate number chose Louis Tomlinson. Did the Louis brigade notice the tweet and come to defend their boy? Or did "Harry" seem like too obvious a choice? It seemed a little weird until ... ah, yes, there it is. The question was posted by a Louis stan. 

Social experiment: if you come across this tweet comment a member of One Direction under it, DO NOT read the replies before you do. Thank you for your time!

— Azara (@alwayslwt_) June 18, 2019

So while we can't really draw any real conclusions from the data — it's all anecdotal — it's fun to think about why the answers shook out the way they did. 

Plus, it's fun to watch people half-jokingly try to get people to share their credit card numbers. (Do not share your credit card number.)

Social experiment: if you come across this tweet comment a color under it, DO NOT read the replies before you do. Thank you for your time, I appreciate you.

— lowki (@raphaelmevs) June 17, 2019

Social experiment: if you come across this tweet reply with any Tupac song. DO NOT read the replies before you do.

— Tupac Shakur Fans (@TupacShakurLC) June 20, 2019

Social experiment: if you come across this tweet, comment your favorite dog breed ?? DO NOT read the comments before you do so!!

— Sarah Ann ? (@sarahanndipity_) June 19, 2019

social experiment: if you come across this tweet comment a Frank Ocean song. DO NOT read the replies before you do. i'm tryna see something

— junobug ? (@noelia2kanye) June 19, 2019

SOCIAL EXPERIMENT: reply with your zodiac sign & your fave horror film ??

— Ana (@xanaritax) June 20, 2019

Social experiment: if you come across this tweet please comment the first CHIEF KEEF song that comes to mind under it WITHOUT reading the replies before. pic.twitter.com/OynafDC1cQ

— Rel$ ? (@RelFrm29) June 19, 2019

SOCIAL EXPERIMENT: reply the first Jonas brothers song that comes to mind (from any album). Don’t read the other replies!

— ⒽⒶⓃⓃⒶⒽ | 87| 147 (@hannahwhenimsad) June 19, 2019

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June 21, 2019 at 11:05AM