What's That Buzz: A Look At Those Darn BuzzFeed Quizzes

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Pick a shoe.
Pick a colour.
Pick a movie.

I actually belong in West Virginia.
Music is my hidden talent.
The Australian city I belong in is Melbourne.
If I were a sandwich, I'd be a hamburger without the bun.
I should try hitting up a bunch of summer music festivals.

Those darn BuzzFeed quizzes. Yeah, you know what I'm talking about. Those ones that tell you what state you're actually supposed to be living in or what Disney princess would be your best friend.

Sure, they're great ways to procrastinate. I find myself spending precious, valuable time to take these quizzes, as I'm sure you do too. But why? 

Why do I complain that I don't have enough time to get things done but somehow still find the time to take these seemingly meaningless quizzes to discover what kind of sandwich I am?

To be honest, I have no idea. But BuzzFeed itself even offers up steps of how you become addicted to BuzzFeed (http://www.buzzfeed.com/zward2/10-steps-of-becoming-addicted-to-buzzfeed-dhx2). Check it out!

Maybe it's some weird way to make us feel more socially active in the smartphone society that we have today. Maybe it's merely just another tool to help us not have to write that 10 page paper for another couple of minutes.

Either way, I know one thing for a fact. They're addicting. 

And chances are, if I see a link on my Facebook wall to another BuzzFeed post or quiz...I'll probably click on it, take the quiz, and feel enlightened afterwards.




Happy Tuesday.


Megan