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Popularity Happens the Same All Around the World
It was my first year in senior high, I resumed with the highest level of confidence. With most of my friends back in junior high still in the same class with me, I was really happy to resume. Having a lot of new faces is…
YouTube Drama Is a Train Wreck, Should We Look Away?
YouTube Drama: Let’s Talk About it.
“Us” is Actually a Teen Slasher–You Just Didn’t Know
When I first saw writer and director Jordan Peele’s newest film Us (2019), I left the theater only mildly impressed and highly confused. At the time, with little available headspace to reflect, the class commentary was completely lost on me, and I was more confused…
How I Went from Hating Theon to Wanting to Be One of His Loyal Warriors
Being like by others is about how you treat the people around you.
Victoria Rose Breaks the Popularity Mould
Victoria Rose: How to Be Popular
Muhammad: 2019 Most Popular
Who doesn’t know the prophet Muhammad (PBUH)?
Cristiano Ronaldo: 2019 Most Popular
It didn’t take me long to realize that this question would drag me down a rabbit hole of research. What began with a quick Google search, “who is the most famous person in the world 2019,” extended to several hours of reviewing global social media statistics, sorting through endless pictures of Selena Gomez and Kim Kardashian, and pondering why I’m so far out of the celebrity loop.
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With clear language and simple logic, this site answers how popularity works and why it emerges so predictably by breaking it down into 8 simple rules using advice from the internet and published scientific literature.
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