<p>Because I chose to go quarantine,</p><p>the echoes of their queries blasted my eardrum:</p><p>“Why are you like this?”</p><p>“You are just weird.”</p><p>“Are you even human at all?”</p><p><br/></p><p>Indeed, I went quarantine.</p><p>And while they chided and scolded,</p><p>I wove a blanket out of the empty air, thick enough</p><p>to shield from the cold.... ice-cold stares and rebukes.</p><p><br/></p><p>Some understood....</p><p>or they seemed to ....</p><p>And just when I thought I had found people </p><p>who would understand my quarantine,</p><p>I became sweaty due to the “hot gists” heated against me —</p><p>right from within… my circle of close ones.</p><p><br/></p><p>The pressure mounted,</p><p>hurts continued,</p><p>the heat scorched the more,</p><p>drenched...yet I still quarantined.</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>UNTIL ONE MOMENT…</strong></p><p>I decided to throw away intimidation.</p><p>I flung the blanket away, revealing my sweaty self.</p><p>Immediately, instincts came as breeze,</p><p>and the heat dried up.</p><p>Self-discovery tuned me to wellness and I</p><p>resolved to redefine my <strong>QUARANTINE</strong>.</p><p><br/></p><p>I came out gallantly, met with the cold stares and rebukes again,</p><p>but this time around, they melted....just like ice</p><p>I stood my ground revealing my naked and true self,</p><p>showing transparency,</p><p>The heat tried to cook up again from within,</p><p>but it became impossible to light up.</p><p>There was no enclosure to aid their heat anymore. </p><p>There was nothing to cook up heavy allegations against. </p><p>I was already a light man....</p><p>Light- free from guilt and insecurity so there is nothing to run away from now.</p><p>I felt light.</p><p>And I saw light in my <strong>QUARANTINE</strong>.</p><p><br/></p><p><sup>*<em>clears throat </em></sup></p><p><br/></p><p>Hey you! ,🫵</p><p>Yes, you who sulks privately while you watch the love birds cuddle,</p><p>Because you had no one to call "loml" you were labelled as "idle",</p><p>And you feel left out?</p><p><img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/de9bf429-09ca-4fc2-9108-b2d2459809d5.jpeg"/></p><p>Listen, your non-existence in their world does not make you</p><p>an alien of this world.</p><p>Neither does it mean you are DEAD in FEELINGS.</p><p>You’ve actually DARED to make a FEAT.</p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Bro</em></strong>…</p><p>Better remain as a <strong>FRIEND</strong></p><p>than submit to pressure and become a <strong>FIEND</strong>.</p><p><em><strong>Girl</strong></em>…</p><p>Choose to remain <strong>WEIRD</strong></p><p>than to give in to the advances of that guy with just a string of <strong>BEARD</strong>.😏</p><p><strong><em>Dear Friend ...</em></strong></p><p>It is better to remain <strong>ODD</strong></p><p>than to venture into painful feelings you cannot <strong>AFFORD</strong>.</p><p><br/></p><p>Heyy!!🙋♂️</p><p>Why will you allow flowers to depress you?</p><p>Leave them and Come in now!</p><p>Join the train.</p><p>We are going on QUARANTINE,</p><p><br/></p><p><em>while their moment last.🚶♂️</em></p><p><strong><em><img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/6271df48-4868-43a0-ae6a-72fb6638218f.jpeg"/></em></strong></p><blockquote><strong><em>WE BASK IN THIS REDEFINED QUARANTINE..... A SAFE AND SANE SPACE.</em></strong></blockquote><blockquote><strong><em><br/>WE GO QUARANTINE ON VALENTINE. 🔥</em></strong></blockquote>
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 between 7 and 20 community members with the best insights in the past month.
The 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.
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.
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