'I guess we doin philosophical conundrums now': A contemplation of random memes

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Jul 8, 2026 9:15 AM EDT

Memes are a great creative medium for pondering.

All of their general silliness masks the fact that they give us an insight into individuals, subcultures, and even societies in a way that few other kinds of cultural artefacts can achieve so efficiently. If a picture can speak a thousand words, a well-constructed meme can give us at least ten times that. hey are, at the end of the day, highly entertaining units of information that are designed to make us think (even if that happens in the dumbest of ways). 

Their greatest achievement, though, is that despite all the insight they hold, most of us are not analyzing every single stupid image that crosses our screens. We are just enjoying it in the moment, and only coming back to it if it really resonates. Who knows how we are being influenced by consuming these bite-sized pieces of insight into the human condition and how various different people feel about it.

It is true that we can get more out of memes than just idle distraction if we actually sit with them for a moment, and consider how and why they may have come about. At the same time, it is not required to enjoy the main thing they offer, which is anything from a few moments to a few hours of amusement. Sometimes, the best thing to do is enjoy the humor at face value, and only come back to ponder it some more if the mood strikes you. That way, there is not too much commitment involved.

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  • 01

    A Tasty Treat

    SINNERBUN
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  • 02

    I'm Flunking Out

    god is testing me and i have @raccoonman daily not studied
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  • 03

    The Perfect Conditions

    donni saphire ❤ @donni Things will be fine, eventually, in thousands of years, for rocks 12:34 AM - 2020-04-08 Twitter for iPhone
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  • 04

    Trolley Factory

    I guess we doin philosophical conundrums now 20 0000
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  • 05

    Their Shameful Abode

    salaomi Follow I think a lot about how puffins live in holes & they look like they're kind of embarrassed about it
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  • 06

    Nightmare Crustaceans

    This is how big lobsters used to be off the American east coast, 1916. Overfishing has made specimens of this size very rare. These ones are between 75-100 years old. doomer → @uncledoomer would be very interesting to still have lobsters this size around today. where's little jimmy? oh he got too close to the beach and was dragged away by a lobster. very tragic. but such is life in new england. K
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  • 07

    The Biggest Of Stretches

    The Theater Lovers | Will & Rachael @theater_lovers Got kicked out of a performance of Cats because I kept saying "ooh biiiiig stretch"
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  • 08

    A Free Agent

    Emily Readman @em_readman Obsessed with the discovery that "freelance" comes from a medieval term for a mercenary warrior (who is sworn to no lord.) A literal free lance. I am a knight.
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  • 09

    Such Is Life

    born to experience deep affection forced to master the art of letting go 166.4
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  • 10
    insurrectionary-frybreadism Follow 2d ago person who is chronically outside insurrectionary-frybreadism Follow 2d ago they see discourse and just go HOOOooo man, this is JUST like when two sparrows want the same sunflower seed
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  • 11

    As It Was Written

    I didn't expect an encyclical of all thing to be discussed so much in the year 2026 Don't say you If you haven't love the anime AN EXCITING PREQUEL TO THE NOVELS THAT MADE SCIENCE FICTION HISTORY! DUNE THE BUTLERIAN JIHAD read the manga ENCYCLICAL LETTER MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV ON SAFEGUARDING THE HUMAN PERSON IN THE TIME OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE [Multimedia] flip.com BRIAN HERBERT AND KEVIN J. ANDERSON
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  • 12

    They Really Got Creative

    Canadian lake naming is on another level in British Columbia. Another Lake And Another Lake
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  • 13

    Need To Return To The Ocean

    orionsbelts I was born in the wrong biome orionsbelts mentally I am here
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  • 14

    Darth Rapper

    "Darth" is to Sith lords what "Lil" is to rappers. celtic-pyro Follow Darth Wayne curiooftheheart Follow Lil Plagueis ☑lastvalyrian Follow Ever heard the beats of Lil Plagueis the Fresh? Thought so. It's not a mixtape the Jedi would share.
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  • 15

    Can't Stop Sneezing

    getting obliterated by the pure force of nature (allergy season) @the_whimsical wizards Juli Bayko
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  • 16

    Leave The Mahoganies Alone

    AISE HEL PRAISE DALE NMOO N Kristi Yamaguccimane @TheWap....15h When I do woodworking I only use cherry or 000 walnut or maple because I practice ethical non- mahogany Conservation status Vulnerable Sources include: Encyclopedia of Life Swietenia mahagoni Endangered Cedrela odorata Vulnerable Mahogany is an endangered wood listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Natural habitat mahogany has seen a 30% reduction in population the last 30 years due to uncontroll
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  • 17

    Ye Is In Trouble

    Hello, it's Dan McDaid @danmcdaid.bsky.social Got a notification from a medieval copyright lawyer G Ye copyright lawsuit 20:01 Ye must pay damages for using an unauthorized music sample + Follow
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  • 18

    A Horrible Dream

    sleep paralysis demon but it's Zoidberg using his ink defense S
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  • 19

    Can't Do This Again

    Me: *dies* My family: "Heaven gained another Angel today' Me trapped in an endless cycle of suffering and rebirth: LET ME QUUUT
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  • 20

    It's Kind Of Morbid

    A few animal bones fall out of your purse & suddenly you "Can't be taken anywhere." Lindsey Miles~
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  • 21

    The Highs Are Even Higher

    shayan @awesomeguy773 Maybe it seems peak because you live in a valley
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  • 22

    The Whole Fish

    anatomy of largemouth bass large mouth ass
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  • 23

    Together They Are The Whole Picture

    qualitative data quantitative data
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  • 24

    It Happens To Us All If We Hang Around

    The Land before Time is a great reminder of how no matter what kinds of calamities you overcome, you and all of your descendants will eventually be wiped out by a meteor
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  • 25

    They Aren't Feeling It In The Slightest

    thisoneOverhere ❤ 5h This is your reminder that there are 150M Goldcrests out there, and they have also very much had it, so you are in good company delgrosso 5h He is silently judging all of us, and to be honest, we deserve it. கு
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