A: All of them!
It’s hard to believe, but here at the ATM offices we dwell on more than just default photos, Twilight, and celeb gossip. Take yesterday for instance, when we spent the better half of the morning discussing journalistic integrity and source credibility of “trusted” news outlets (just who is this “close to R Patz source” making claims that our favorite leading man “doesn’t shower” and “completely reeks,” E! News?). But then there are the days when we get a little more personal and dig down deep to answer questions like: Which Marvel superhero am I most like or who was I in a past life? No matter how much we debate, Google search, or poll people on the streets, we’ve never been able to answer these and other tough questions about ourselves. That is until now. Thanks to Facebook we finally know which Philosopher we are, which president we’re most like, and if we’re clinically insane.
Never has it been easier to learn more about yourself! Log on to Facebook, scroll through your news feed, and click on any of the 27 quizzes that pop up as completed by your friends. Ever wondered which 80’s movie defines you? Been dying to know what your nickname is? Or perhaps you’re not sure where you should be living. Facebook is now your own personal horoscope, Magic 8 Ball, and Tarot Card reader all in one. In just 7 questions, you’ll know that your life is just like Say Anything, your nickname should be Tom (determined by how many times a day you poop and how long it takes you to get ready in the morning), and that you’ll only be happy living in NYC. Answers that you didn’t and won’t get from spending 4 years in college, spending a year traveling abroad, or starting one of the internet’s most popular ezines.
While it doesn’t happen often, we here at ATM do admit when we’re wrong. Earlier in the week we chastised the new Facebook for its user-supplied info news feed, but with these new quizzes never has it been easier to learn the truth about OTHERS- our friends, exes, and current paramours. The old Facebook only knew who posted on a wall, who was in a relationship, and who was going to Saturday’s Bacon Fest (mmm…bacon). But the new Facebook knows ALL and doesn’t mind sharing it with the world! Thanks to Facebook you know the flavor of your cute neighbor’s inner Jolly Rancher (wait that didn’t come out right…or did it?), your best friend’s ability to survive a zombie attack, and your 8th grade best friend’s favorite type of dog. This info is extremely helpful (you were totally going to leave Green Apple Jolly Ranchers on your neighbor’s welcome mat. It’s a good thing you know he’s more of a Cherry guy), especially when your news feed shows that your ex was rated, “Horrible?!” after taking the “am I good in bed” quiz (now everyone will understand what went wrong and why you’re single again!).
Facebook has somehow done it again and forever will we be grateful. First the social networking site reunited us with friends we forgot we had and now is giving us the answers we’ve been searching for, letting us know a little bit more about ourselves (and others) in its own Dr. Phil kinda way. Now if only it could tell me what to wear to work today…
