Interactive Quiz
Doomscroll Through ‘Other Mideast News’ And We’ll Expose Your Extremely Online Crisis‑Meme Archetype
Your feed: Gaza war death tolls, US officials mumbling about ‘stability,’ then a raccoon eating drywall on TikTok. Take this quiz to find out what kind of Extremely Online Crisis-Meme Goblin you become when the ‘other Mideast news’ hits your timeline for the 47th time before noon.
Casey Foil
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You open your phone and see the push alert: “Gaza war's Palestinian death toll passes 74,000, and other Mideast news.” What’s your immediate thumb reflex?
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Your feed whiplashes from Gaza casualty stats to a cursed raccoon TikTok to some think tank guy saying it’s “too early to talk about accountability.” What do you repost?
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Someone you barely know posts a vibe-less, context-free “Pray for the Middle East 🙏” over a beach sunset. What’s your response strategy?
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How do you *actually* fact-check “other Mideast news” when it hits your For You page looking sus?
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Pick a reaction image you’d deploy when a news anchor calls a mass bombing ‘a flare-up of regional tensions.’
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A mutual posts a detailed Gaza update thread with casualty numbers, displacement stats, and on-the-ground video. What’s your role in the quote-tweet ecosystem?
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How does your brain handle the phrase “and other Mideast news” tacked onto a Gaza death toll update?
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It’s 1:48 a.m. You’re in bed, doomscrolling Gaza updates, Lebanon spillover, Red Sea shipping drama, all of it. What finally makes you put the phone down?
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A friend sends, “I don’t understand what’s happening in the Middle East, can you explain?” while linking three different headlines. What curriculum do you assign?
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What’s your personal rule for posting graphic images from Gaza or other conflict zones in your feed?
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