TL:DR
Trend: Personal Takes Hook
Views: 11.1M views in 6 days
Format: Strong personal statement → numbered list → opinion-based explanation
Why it works: The hook immediately triggers self-evaluation, making viewers compare every point with their own decisions.
Use it when: You want to educate, review products, or challenge common habits without relying on flashy edits.
tasiaalexis
TasiaAlexis
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glocksndoughnut 2mo ago
health insurance AND vehicle insurance should pay you back EACH YEAR if you dont use it
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namakae 2mo ago
You a lil ghetto I love u
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thaboytc 2mo ago
Health insurance is a scam UNLESS you have a chronic condition.
185.7K
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souljourneymagics 2mo ago
Crazy concept. Put what you would pay for health insurance into a savings account and use it if you have a health problem. Cut out the middle man.
63.3K
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biancap70 2mo ago
I pay $25 per child with no insurance. With insurance was $80
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evn.thms 2mo ago
All insurance is a scam….Until you need it.
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island696 2mo ago
Those who are chronically ill this is NOT for you! Get health insurance!
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tt900621 2mo ago
My cancer insurance denied my surgery to remove the cancer …. I have repeated that in my head so many times and I cannot understand 😳😅
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1.8M What is this trend about
This creator has been getting millions of views by opening with bold takes instead of personal stories. She opened her video with “Controversial things that I do not think are worth the money". Bold and steady. Yet she listed some things that people usually have.
This video reached 11.1 million views in just 6 days, signaling that people are really curious about her “controversial” takes.
The other example:
malala
Malala Yousafzai
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yourmoms345thwife 2mo ago
Teachers talk about you as if your from the 1800s
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gio.nitolli 2mo ago
Malala is just a girl too
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willow.wisperrr 2mo ago
malala spitting facts as always
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doordash 2mo ago
basically Malala mentioned
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crescentsp4rk 2mo ago
malala should i go to college and get my bachelors in biology
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shznkzugsj 2mo ago
See Mom Malala said I should get DoorDash and get WNBA tickets
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catmomsara 2mo ago
Now I want a Lamy pen
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maryearps 1mo ago
women’s sports tickets for the win
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6.6M 14.3K 1.3M carolinelsmithh
Caroline Smith
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a.aaliyah.gomez 2mo ago
Naming bills 🤣🤣🤣
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ms.sabrina.spellman 2mo ago
He’s so real for this bc we forget how privileged we really are.
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thebellyofkelly 2mo ago
Doesn’t even need 5 things he’s a simple man
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mermaidbarbosa 2mo ago
Not the providers list 😭
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candaceeliz 2mo ago
5. Toilet paper
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username5885435999 2mo ago
TV coming before water is killing me
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mkrzanowicz 2mo ago
You know what, hes right
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graceycartonn 2mo ago
my dad said food, water, housing, transportation, and movie tickets
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3.3M 12.2K 439.1K Some of them are taking the hook and making it personal.
yourbrokebestiejay
yourbrokebestiejay
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ftnrzm 2mo ago
Ariana: I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it 🤣
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umamthuyii 2mo ago
6. Whatever makes me happy 😭
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jobbiecivanne 2mo ago
u forgot whatever i want u to bye with your money not mine
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mrsmatovu 2mo ago
The only take that makes sense ✨👏🏾
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niickyna 2mo ago
That's why I'm poor
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chido.braids 2mo ago
I went to buy some frozen peas but then I saw whatever I liked whatever I wanted and whatever I saw then boom my shopping cart was full … and yes I forgot the peas 😩
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watchingtt81 2mo ago
This is so me in Korea rn. I ALWAYS tell myself when I’m on vacation; BUY WHAT YOU WANT, TRY EVERYTHING
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goretti_itoka 4w ago
Whatever I/my husband can afford!
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4.0M 134.1K 707.6K The Formula
The video structure is very simple:
- Bold copy in the video
- Bold personal takes hook
- Numbered lists and personal opinion
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