Fear Hierarchy Poll
Open with a 'which is scarier' poll that escalates from everyday annoyances to a vivid, second-person existential dread scenario, then lands on an absurd punchline to release tension.
When
Use this when you want a comment-bait opener that makes viewers pick a side while secretly priming them for a deep, emotional payoff — motivation, life-purpose, or mindset content.
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Example opener
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“Which is scarier? A) Sending an email to the wrong person. B) Getting fired in front of the whole office. C) Waking up at 45 and realizing you spent 20 years in a job you hated, commuting two hours a day, numbing yourself with takeout and scrolling, telling yourself you'd start your real life 'next year' — every year — until there were no next years left. Or D) spiders.”
- 01Ask a "which is scarier/worse" question and label the options A, B, C…
- 02Start with a relatable, low-stakes fear anyone can picture.
- 03Escalate through a mid-tier fear like failure, death, or loss.
- 04Land on a long, vivid, second-person scenario describing a wasted life in sensory detail.
- 05Close with an absurd or dark-punchline option to release the tension.
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