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@maxxingwjett How many will I be able to crack? #dating #gooner

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Performance

Views
4M
Likes
68.3K
Comments
2.5K
Engagement
1.8%
Outlier
12.1×
Length · 24 Jul 2026
0:36

Video #37330 · Greenscreen Talking Head

Creator shares data from DMing women.from @maxxingwjett

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Overview

The creator presents the results of a social experiment where he messaged 100,000 women. He uses a data visualization graphic to walk through the response funnel, from delivered messages to replies and interest. He then reveals his method of using an AI app to face-swap his face onto a model's photo to create more attractive profile pictures, before concluding with the final number of successful interactions.

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Simple outline

  1. 1State massive, ambitious goal.
  2. 2Reveal data in filtering stages.
  3. 3Explain the 'secret' method.
  4. 4Share partial success metric.
  5. 5End with a cliffhanger.

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Classification

Concepts
Journey Documentation
Elements
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Hook analysis

What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds

Title hook · 45%

I asked 100,000 tortas to crack 😭🙏

Verbal hook · 40%

I DM'd a 100,000 Tortoise to see how many would actually wanna crack.

Visual hook · 15%

The creator's face is layered over a screenshot of a social media inbox, showing a long list of direct messages sent to various women, providing immediate visual proof for his claim.

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Hook template

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I DM'd [large number] [audience type] to see how many would actually [desired outcome]

  • — I DM'd 10,000 recruiters to see how many would actually respond to a cold pitch
  • — I DM'd 50,000 small business owners to see how many would actually open a free offer
  • — I DM'd 25,000 fitness coaches to see how many would actually collab for free

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Hook and payoff

The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back

Hook

An audacious claim about a large-scale social experiment, using a huge number and niche slang to create immediate curiosity about the outcome.

Payoff

A partial resolution that delivers a concrete success number while simultaneously creating a cliffhanger by revealing the much larger number of remaining opportunities, creating an open loop that encourages follows for an update.

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Narrative framework

The structural pattern this video runs on

Framework

The Data Funnel Experiment

Presenting a large-scale personal experiment as a data-driven case study, revealing results in a funnel-like progression to build suspense, and concluding with a partial result and a cliffhanger.

  1. 1

    The Audacious Premise

    The creator states the massive, almost unbelievable goal of their experiment (e.g., contacting 100,000 people).

  2. 2

    The First Culling

    The first layer of data is revealed, showing the initial, broad filtering of the total pool (e.g., delivered vs. opened), which establishes the scale of the challenge.

  3. 3

    The Engagement Filter

    A second layer of data is presented, narrowing the pool to only those who actively engaged (e.g., responded), increasing the perceived value of the remaining subjects.

  4. 4

    The Interest Confirmation

    The data is filtered once more to reveal the subset that meets the core criteria of the experiment's goal (e.g., 'wanted to crack'), serving as a key milestone before the final result.

  5. 5

    The 'How I Did It' Interlude

    The creator briefly pauses the data reveal to explain the specific tool, hack, or method they used to achieve their results, answering a likely viewer question and often functioning as a subtle product placement.

  6. 6

    The Final Conversion

    The ultimate success metric is revealed (e.g., 'cracked'), providing a concrete number that serves as the climax of the data story.

Themes

  • Dating strategies
  • Online communication
  • Social experiments
  • Use of AI in personal life

Techniques

  • Data visualization
  • Compositing
  • Direct-to-camera narration

Trends

  • Data-driven storytelling
  • AI-powered self-improvement

Post caption

How many will I be able to crack? #dating #gooner

Text overlays

  • title · beginning

    I asked 100,000 tortas to crack 😭🙏

  • informational · middle

    Left on delivered 64,000 (64.0%)

  • informational · middle

    Opened message 36,000 (36.0%)

  • informational · middle

    Responded 1,450 (1.45%)

  • informational · middle

    Wanted to crack 870 (0.87%)

  • branding · middle

    ReGen: AI Profile Photos Your perfect photo, made by AI

  • informational · end

    Cracked 34 (0.034%)

  • informational · end

    Not yet 836 (0.836%)

Transcript

I DM'd a 100,000 Tortoise to see how many would actually wanna crack. Out of that 100,000, 64% left me undelivered, 36% good me, and only 1,450 responded. But that's perfectly fine because out of that fourteen fifty, 870 wanted to crack. And before I get into how many I cracked, I pulled these tortas by finding an aesthetic picture of a model that they already find attractive and just had AI swap out his face with mine so I could have some good looking photos for my profile. And I best yes regen for this. And out of that 870, I've cracked 34 so far, but we still have 836 left no wish me luck.

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