<p>Some dates carry more than numbers.</p><p>They arrive each year with memories tucked into their corners,</p><p>with laughter you can almost hear before the day even begins,</p><p>with names that feel heavier than celebrations.</p><p><br/></p><p>Today has always been one of those dates for me.</p><p>People often assume the day is reserved for roses,</p><p>for couples and candle-lit dinners,</p><p>for whispered confessions and matching outfits.</p><p>And maybe someday, I will celebrate it that way too.</p><p><br/></p><p>Maybe there will be a year where I dress up for someone,</p><p>where a hand finds mine across a table</p><p>and the world feels intentionally romantic.</p><p>But long before any of that ever happens,</p><p>this day already belonged to someone else.</p><p><br/></p><p>This date is also the birthday of my older brother,</p><p>my only brother:</p><p>the person who has walked with me through seasons</p><p>that never make it into photographs.</p><p><img src="/media/inline_insight_image/1000472457.jpg"/></p><p>We haven’t always had perfect days.</p><p>We’ve had loud disagreements, stubborn pride,</p><p>and moments where silence tried to last longer than it should.</p><p>But we have also shared sacrifices that never needed applause.</p><p><br/></p><p>Times we showed up for each other not because it was easy,</p><p>but because it was necessary.</p><p>Little things given up quietly</p><p>so the other could move forward a little lighter.</p><p><br/></p><p>Growing up with you meant watching strength form in real time.</p><p>It meant seeing you fall, learn, rise, and keep going anyway.</p><p>And somewhere along the way,</p><p>I realized I wasn’t just growing older,</p><p>I was growing proud.</p><p><br/></p><p>Maybe someday I will celebrate this day with a lover.</p><p>Life is long, and the heart still has chapters to write.</p><p>But even when that day comes,</p><p>this date will never pass without me celebrating you first.</p><p>Your birthday is one reminder I will never ignore,</p><p>never postpone,</p><p>never trade.</p><p><br/></p><p>Because love is not only the person who holds your hand in public.</p><p>Sometimes it is the person who quietly held space for your future</p><p>even when their own hands were full.</p><p>The one who stood in the background</p><p>and still made the road ahead feel safer.</p><p><br/></p><p>Long before I learned what romantic love might look like,</p><p>I learned loyalty from growing up beside someone</p><p>who could argue with me in the morning</p><p>and defend me by afternoon.</p><p>I learned patience from waiting my turn to speak,</p><p>and courage from watching someone stand tall</p><p>when it would have been easier to stay silent.</p><p><img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/1000471625.jpg"/></p><p>So while the world exchanges hearts and flowers today,</p><p>I celebrate history.</p><p>I celebrate growth.</p><p>I celebrate the privilege of having a brother</p><p>who turned ordinary years into shared victories.</p><p><br/></p><p>And more than anything,</p><p>I celebrate how far you’ve come,</p><p>because watching your journey</p><p>has been one of the quiet honors of my life.</p><p>Happy Birthday, big bro.</p><p>I love youuuuuuu. ❤️</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>
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.
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.
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.
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
6
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.
Comments