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<p>How do I enter this terrain with a deftness and alacrity that would not offend the gods mildly? </p><p></p>
<p></p><p>Hahahaha, I don't even know why I began my speech like that but let us see how this particular journey evolves.</p><p>Want to find out? Keep reading</p><p></p>
<p></p><p>I was listening to Jon Bellion's "The Internet" and let me tell you, everytime I listen to it, I have a thousand pages in my head about how true his message is.</p><p></p>
<p></p><p>The advent of the internet made us all famous and now our demigod status has reached an all time high.</p><p></p>
<p></p><p>But are we even aware of our status or we just have remained numb, instead wanting more?</p><p></p>
<p></p><p>I say this because we allow the illusion of something with "no real estate in the real world" as Bellion puts it to keep us in chains and disbelief of ourselves.</p><p></p>
<p></p><p>How, you may ask? I saw a post three weeks ago where someone said we get sad when we have "just" 100 or 50 followers on the net, but imagine if 100 people or fifty people said they liked you or were rooting for you in real life, that would be an esteem boost. Yet, we allow a supposedly small amount of followers determine our self-worth. </p><p></p>
<p></p><p>Ironic!!!!</p><p></p>
<p></p><p>Life really became dangerous when we all became famous, because the troll or cancel culture is the bedrock of internet terrorism.</p><p></p>
<p></p><p>Everyone is a saint in this virtual world of ours and as soon as someone makes a mistake, here comes the horns and pitchforks to slaughter and maim</p><p>Where is the human element of allowing people make mistakes and learn from them?</p><p>I think it's not exactly human but a spiritual leaning because if you observe, people tend to talk about being "human" mostly when they have committed a crime or hurt you.</p><p>Well this was already existent in real life so you could say "art imitating life" or maybe a semblance of it.<br></p><p></p>
<p></p><p>What about people pretending to have something or be something just "for the gram"? Bellion's line that says "don't need the book, just need you to think I read it......" paints this picture for us. </p><p></p>
<p></p><p>The "fake life" agenda that pervaded the internet has driven most to really dangerous places. A boy sees one person flashing wads of cash and dreams of that spectacular lifestyle. Unknown to him, that person is a fraudster or is posing in someone's house. </p><p></p>
<p></p><p>Or is it a girl seeing another female dressed in expensive attire with glowing skin and a flamboyant life, not knowing she is eating excreta to get that paper or is being sponsored by a sugar daddy.</p><p></p>
<p></p><p>Of course we know it's not everyone who does this that is engaged in such acts. </p><p></p>
<p></p><p>But let us be real, if you got it like you do, would you feel the need to want to impress me? Or is it really an esteem problem, you need to feel admired or worshipped and keeping that attention requires you doing this? Then when it goes awry, you are slaughtered on the virtual cross and people move on to the next victim.</p><p></p>
<p></p><p>As Bellion puts it, "no one cares if you are happy, just as long as they think you are" and he didn't tell one lie.</p><p></p>
<p></p><p>And people are being destroyed everyday due to traumatic ideals they pick up on the space, because attention in the real world is lacking or they have suddenly become attached to this perception of friends that do not need to be in the room with you? </p><p></p>
<p></p><p>Are we slowly losing the essence of human interaction? </p><p></p>
<p></p><p>Are we okay with the constant gender Wars and hurt people roaming the virtual street looking for the next patsy?</p><p></p>
<p></p><p>Of course it has its advantages and we have seen it in YouTube lessons, creators, virtual workshops and so many more.</p><p></p>
<p></p><p>But which is taking the lead, the good or the bad? </p><p></p>
<p></p><p>We know when the purpose of a thing is unknown, abuse becomes inevitable, so maybe we have abused it to a degree where survival is out of the question: you are either a slave or apathetic to it.</p><p></p>
<p></p><p>Whatever the case, it calls for some serious introspection</p><p></p>
<p></p><p>So let's ask ourselves, are we allowing the virtual world keep us chained to some idea or are we using it the best way possible?</p>
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DEMI GODS AND THE FAME MONSTER
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At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
Top Engagers
Most Engaged Content
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to 7 people with the best insights in the past month. The 7 winners are picked
by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Top Engagers
For the Top Engagers Track, we award the top 3 people who engage the most with other user's content via
comments.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Engagers" tab on the rankings page.
Most Engaged Content
The Most Engaged Content recognizes users whose content received the most engagement during the month.
We pick the top 3.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Contributors" tab on the rankings page.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
1
Quality over Quantity — You stand a higher chance of winning by publishing a few really good insights across the entire month,
rather than a lot of low-quality, spammy posts.
2
Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
3
Avoid using AI to generate content—use it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
4
Explore audio content—high-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
5
Use eye-catching cover images—if your content doesn't attract attention, it's less likely to be read or engaged with.
6
Share your content in your social circles to build engagement around it.
Contributor Rankings
The Rankings/Leaderboard shows the Top 20 contributors and engagers on TwoCents a monthly and all-time basis
— as well as the most active colleges (users attending/that attended those colleges)
The all-time contributors ranking is based on the Contributor Score, which is a measure of all the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
The monthly contributors ranking tracks performance of a user's insights for the current month. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on an all-time & monthly basis.
All-time Contributors
All-time Engagers
Top Monthly Contributors
Top Monthly Engagers
Most Active Colleges
Contributor Score
The all-time ranking is based on users' Contributor Score, which is a measure of all
the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate your contributor score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
Subscriptions received
2
Tips received
3
Comments (excluding replies)
4
Upvotes
5
Views
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Number of insights published
Engagement Score
The All-time Engagers ranking is based on a user's Engagement Score — a measure of how much a
user engages with other users' content via comments and upvotes.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate the Engagement Score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
A user's comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's upvotes
Monthly Score
The Top Monthly Contributors ranking is a monthly metric indicating how users respond to your posts, not just how many you publish.
We look at three main things:
1
How strong your best post is —
Your highest-scoring post this month carries the most weight. One great post can take you far.
2
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
We also look at the average score of all your posts. If your work keeps getting good reactions, you get a boost.
3
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
Posting more helps — but only a little.
Extra posts give a small bonus that grows slowly, so quality always matters more than quantity.
In simple terms:
A great post beats many ignored posts
Consistently engaging posts beat one lucky hit
Spamming low-engagement posts won't help
Tips, comments, and upvotes from others matter most
This ranking is designed to reward
Thoughtful, high-quality posts
Real engagement from the community
Consistency over time — without punishing you for posting again
The Top Monthly Contributors leaderboard reflects what truly resonates, not just who posts the most.
Top Monthly Engagers
The Top Monthly Engagers ranking tracks the most active engagers on a monthly basis
Here is what we look at
1
A user's monthly comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's monthly upvotes
Most Active Colleges
The Most Active Colleges ranking is a list of the most active contributors on TwoCents, grouped by the
colleges/universities they attend(ed)
Here is what we look at
1
All insights posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels)
2
All comments posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels) —
excluding replies
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.
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