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GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF GOONABILITY RESEARCH

THE GOON EXCHANGE

Goon Markets

Every subject under assessment, ranked by the figures as they stand. Small samples are reported as small samples rather than withheld — a mean drawn from seven assessments is a real mean, stated with the honesty its sample deserves.

ASSESSMENTS RECORDED

45

ACROSS 7 RATED SUBJECTS

SUBJECTS UNDER ASSESSMENT

16

9 AWAITING A FIRST VOTE

MEAN OF ALL MEANS

3.8

THE AVERAGE SUBJECT, NOT THE AVERAGE VOTE

MOST DIVISIVE

1,000,000 Views on Your Latest Post

INTERNET EMERGENCY 94.5

16 OF 263 SUBJECTS SHOWN · 7 WITH DATA · RANKED BY MEAN ASSESSMENT, HIGHEST FIRST.

  1. Position 1: A Sneaky LinkSLIN

    Undisclosed arrangement. Kept off the record.

    INTERNET CULTURE · EARLY RESEARCH · 1 ASSESSMENT · MEDIAN 10.0

    10.0

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  2. Position 2: Left Shark (2015)LS2

    Costumed halftime figure. Choreography divergent.

    INTERNET CULTURE · EARLY RESEARCH · 7 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 4.0 · HIGHLY DIVISIVE 64.0

    4.7

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  3. Position 3: FurriesFURR

    Fandom organized around anthropomorphic animal characters.

    INTERNET CULTURE · EARLY RESEARCH · 9 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 3.0 · HIGHLY DIVISIVE 76.4

    3.9

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  4. Position 4: 1,000,000 Views on Your Latest Post100V

    Engagement threshold. Seven figures, one item of content.

    INTERNET CULTURE · EARLY RESEARCH · 4 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 2.0 · INTERNET EMERGENCY 94.5

    3.5

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  5. Position 5: Dial-Up Modem HandshakeDUMH

    Machine-to-machine negotiation. Listener excluded.

    INTERNET CULTURE · EARLY RESEARCH · 11 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 2.0 · CONTENTIOUS 50.1

    2.5

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  6. Position 6: Watching a MrBeast VideoWMV

    Long-form upload. Retention-engineered.

    INTERNET CULTURE · EARLY RESEARCH · 5 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 2.0 · MILD DISAGREEMENT 33.5

    1.6

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  7. Position 7: AI FlyersAFLY

    Generated print collateral. Six-fingered.

    INTERNET CULTURE · EARLY RESEARCH · 8 ASSESSMENTS · MEDIAN 0.0 · MILD DISAGREEMENT 27.8

    0.8

    unchanged since the previous close

    MEAN
  8. Unranked: A BaddieBADD

    Slang archetype. Confidence documented.

    INTERNET CULTURE · AWAITING FIRST ASSESSMENT

    No assessments yet. We need your votes to help decide what is worth gooning for.

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    MEAN
  9. Unranked: A Brand New Gaming ChairBNGC

    Racing-style desk seat. Performance benefit asserted.

    INTERNET CULTURE · AWAITING FIRST ASSESSMENT

    No assessments yet. We need your votes to help decide what is worth gooning for.

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    MEAN
  10. Unranked: A Discord KittenDKIT

    Online companionship arrangement. Compensated in Nitro.

    INTERNET CULTURE · AWAITING FIRST ASSESSMENT

    No assessments yet. We need your votes to help decide what is worth gooning for.

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    MEAN
  11. Unranked: Brainrot Videos on TikTokBVOT

    Short-form video genre. Attention span not recovered.

    INTERNET CULTURE · AWAITING FIRST ASSESSMENT

    No assessments yet. We need your votes to help decide what is worth gooning for.

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    MEAN
  12. Unranked: Doom-ScrollingDSCR

    Compulsive news consumption. Thumb-operated.

    INTERNET CULTURE · AWAITING FIRST ASSESSMENT

    No assessments yet. We need your votes to help decide what is worth gooning for.

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    MEAN
  13. Unranked: LooksmaxxingLOOK

    Appearance optimization practice. Forum-originated.

    INTERNET CULTURE · AWAITING FIRST ASSESSMENT

    No assessments yet. We need your votes to help decide what is worth gooning for.

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    MEAN
  14. Unranked: Snapchat StreaksSSTR

    Reciprocal messaging counter. Resets on a missed day.

    INTERNET CULTURE · AWAITING FIRST ASSESSMENT

    No assessments yet. We need your votes to help decide what is worth gooning for.

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    MEAN
  15. Unranked: Spotify WrappedSWRA

    Annual listening summary. Issued each December since 2016.

    INTERNET CULTURE · AWAITING FIRST ASSESSMENT

    No assessments yet. We need your votes to help decide what is worth gooning for.

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    MEAN
  16. Unranked: Temu HaulsTHAU

    Recorded unboxing format. Bulk order, minimal unit cost.

    INTERNET CULTURE · AWAITING FIRST ASSESSMENT

    No assessments yet. We need your votes to help decide what is worth gooning for.

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    MEAN

FIGURES

FIG. 2 — MEAN BY CLASSIFICATION · WEIGHTED BY ASSESSMENT
Places
mean 10.0 of 10, from 1 assessments across 2 subjects
Crime
mean 7.5 of 10, from 2 assessments across 5 subjects
Dating & Relationships
mean 7.0 of 10, from 6 assessments across 2 subjects
Beverages
mean 6.3 of 10, from 11 assessments across 4 subjects
Animals
mean 6.0 of 10, from 8 assessments across 5 subjects
Money
mean 6.0 of 10, from 7 assessments across 4 subjects
Characters
mean 6.0 of 10, from 58 assessments across 7 subjects
People
mean 5.5 of 10, from 41 assessments across 11 subjects
Games
mean 5.4 of 10, from 21 assessments across 12 subjects
Nostalgia
mean 5.3 of 10, from 33 assessments across 6 subjects
Food & Beverage
mean 5.3 of 10, from 95 assessments across 30 subjects
Events
mean 5.2 of 10, from 77 assessments across 28 subjects
Fast Food
mean 5.1 of 10, from 21 assessments across 4 subjects
Television
mean 5.1 of 10, from 56 assessments across 12 subjects
Animation
mean 4.9 of 10, from 100 assessments across 17 subjects
Sounds
mean 4.8 of 10, from 22 assessments across 4 subjects
Household
mean 4.6 of 10, from 21 assessments across 8 subjects
Film
mean 4.5 of 10, from 149 assessments across 19 subjects
Nightlife & Vice
mean 4.4 of 10, from 7 assessments across 8 subjects
Memes
mean 4.3 of 10, from 22 assessments across 6 subjects
Objects & Artifacts
mean 4.0 of 10, from 5 assessments across 4 subjects
Technology
mean 3.9 of 10, from 61 assessments across 9 subjects
Politics & Religion
mean 3.9 of 10, from 36 assessments across 7 subjects
Vehicles
mean 3.7 of 10, from 23 assessments across 5 subjects
Toys
mean 3.4 of 10, from 17 assessments across 3 subjects
Anime
mean 3.0 of 10, from 16 assessments across 12 subjects
Infrastructure
mean 3.0 of 10, from 1 assessments across 3 subjects
Internet Culture
mean 3.0 of 10, from 45 assessments across 16 subjects
FIG. 3 — CONSENSUS AGAINST DISPERSION · n = 6
Left Shark (2015) — 4.7/10 · controversy 64.0 · 7 assessmentsFurries — 3.9/10 · controversy 76.4 · 9 assessments1,000,000 Views on Your Latest Post — 3.5/10 · controversy 94.5 · 4 assessmentsDial-Up Modem Handshake — 2.5/10 · controversy 50.1 · 11 assessmentsWatching a MrBeast Video — 1.6/10 · controversy 33.5 · 5 assessmentsAI Flyers — 0.8/10 · controversy 27.8 · 8 assessmentsDIVISIVEQUIETLY REJECTEDADORED

LEFT TO RIGHT: MEAN 0 TO 10 · BOTTOM TO TOP: CONTROVERSY 0 TO 100

Left Shark (2015)
mean 4.7 of 10, controversy 64.0 of 100, from 7 assessments
Furries
mean 3.9 of 10, controversy 76.4 of 100, from 9 assessments
1,000,000 Views on Your Latest Post
mean 3.5 of 10, controversy 94.5 of 100, from 4 assessments
Dial-Up Modem Handshake
mean 2.5 of 10, controversy 50.1 of 100, from 11 assessments
Watching a MrBeast Video
mean 1.6 of 10, controversy 33.5 of 100, from 5 assessments
AI Flyers
mean 0.8 of 10, controversy 27.8 of 100, from 8 assessments

Figures update continuously. Confidence rises with sample size, and every subject reports the state of its own sample beside its score — nothing here is held back until a quota is met.

ASSESS A SUBJECTMETHODOLOGY