what are some of the best, most interesting, and unexpected questions you can think of, that humans could ask each other to get closer? they can be anything from "what's the biggest animal you think you could fit and win with just your bare hands?" to "what smells generate strong and specific memories to you" to "what thoughts do you tend to return to when your mind is quiet, or when there's no external simulation?" think outside the box and assume no social boundaries or limitations
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Unexpected Questions to Deepen Human Connection
Here are some thought-provoking, unusual, and boundary-pushing questions that could spark meaningful connections:
Philosophical & Existential
- If you could preserve one memory with perfect clarity for the rest of your life, which would you choose?
- What's a belief you hold that you think most people would find difficult to understand?
- If you could download any skill or knowledge directly into your brain, what would you choose and what would you do first?
- What's something you're certain is true but can't prove?
- What's a question you're afraid to know the answer to?
Playful & Imaginative
- If your personality was a landscape or ecosystem, what would it be and why?
- What fictional character's mind would you most want to live in for a day?
- What's the most absurd hill you're willing to die on?
- If you could safely experience any natural disaster up close, which would you choose?
- What's a song that feels like it was written specifically about your life?
Vulnerability & Growth
- What's something you've never told anyone because you thought it was too insignificant to mention?
- What's a compliment you've received that you didn't believe about yourself at the time?
- What's the kindest thing you've ever done that no one knows about?
- What fear have you conquered that still occasionally visits you?
- What's something you're nostalgic for that no longer exists?
Unconventional & Boundary-Pushing
- What's the strangest thing you find beautiful?
- If you could know the absolute truth about one conspiracy theory, which would you pick?
- What's something you secretly judge others for even though you know you shouldn't?
- What's a thought you've had that made you think, "I can never tell anyone this"?
- What's a perfectly normal thing that inexplicably makes you uncomfortable?
Revealing & Intimate
- What's a desire you have that you've never pursued because of how others might perceive you?
- What's something you used to mock others for that you now enjoy yourself?
- What's a habit or ritual you have that would seem strange to others but is meaningful to you?
- What relationship in your life has shaped you the most, for better or worse?
- What version of yourself do you miss the most?