What kind of social sharer are you? [quiz]

When you tweet an interesting article you’ve read on your favourite political site, or share that massively viral video on Facebook, do you ever stop to think what it might say about you?

In all likelihood, your answer to that question would be a resounding “no” (unless you’re incredibly self-reflexive). In fact, if research from The New York Times is to be believed, then the kind of stuff you share and where you share it means you can be one of six categories.

Are you a careerist sharer, spending the bulk of your of your time on LinkedIn, sharing job postings and articles related to your field of work? Or are you a hipster sharer, showing off all your beautiful creations and photos of the amazing lattes at this coffee shop you found in a part of town the rest of us have totally never heard of?

Check out the infographic and take the quiz below to find out:

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