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Antidepressants or Tolkien (antidepressantsortolkien.vercel.app)

463 points by mdturnerphys · 1019 days ago · 99 comments on HN

Article summary

The article presents a quiz that challenges readers to guess whether a given word is an antidepressant drug or a character from Tolkien's works. The idea is based on a tweet and uses copyrighted materials under the fair use clause. The quiz seems to be a lighthearted and entertaining way to test one's knowledge of both antidepressants and Tolkien's characters. The article does not provide any deeper analysis or insights, simply presenting the quiz as a fun challenge.

Main themes

  • antidepressants
  • Tolkien
  • quiz
  • word recognition
  • genre of guess-the-category games
  • visual vs audio recognition

What commenters say

  • Some readers found the quiz to be a fun and entertaining challenge, enjoying the clever idea of comparing antidepressant names to Tolkien character names.
  • Others noted that many antidepressant names can be similar to Tolkien character names, making the quiz more difficult than expected.
  • A few readers mentioned that some antidepressants can have side effects that might be mitigated by other medications, such as sildenafil.
  • Some readers shared their own experiences with the quiz, with some performing well and others struggling to distinguish between the two categories.
  • The discussion also touched on the idea that the quiz is part of a larger genre of 'guess the category' games, with other examples including 'Ikea Furniture or Metal Band' and 'Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer'.
  • A few readers noted that the quiz's reliance on visual recognition of words might be a limitation, particularly for those who have read Tolkien's works in audio format.
  • There was some disagreement about the difficulty of the quiz, with some readers finding it easy and others struggling to get more than half the answers correct.