Forget Doomscrolling, We're Joyscrolling! 30 Positive Memes to Look Forward to for a Week of Hopecore

Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor

Nov 8, 2026 6:00 AM EST

Have you been having a hard day? Week? Months? Years even? Well, not anymore. Doomscrolling is out; joyscrolling is in! During a tumultuous time in the world and society, hoarding even the smallest moments of happiness for yourself is highly encouraged.

We don't need to list the downward spiral our nation has been going through for you to understand the gravity of it all. It's dark and heavy over here in America. But it's not all doom and gloom! We are a nation united, after all. For the most part, at least, and because of that, we are starting to see the glimmer of a light at the end of the tunnel.

We don't even need to mention political parties to show you the optimism that is growing over here. You can see it in the memes! The internet can be a scary place, but recently, it has had an uptick in positivity, and we're here for it. Remember how insane Twitter was? Well, it's still insane, but now we are seeing people standing up for each other and sharing positive news.

We do not want to miss a part of this new trend: Joyscrolling. We've never been that big of a fan of doomscrolling anyways, that's why we work hard at producing this finite lists of memes to give you a time and place to meme about it and then move on with your life refreshed with LOLs.

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Where does happiness come from? What is creating the collective consciousness to choose joyscrolling over doomscrolling? Many say it comes from within. A psychiatrist from Psychology Today says inner peace is the key to living a happy life.
“To achieve this kind of peace of mind requires a simple understanding of how your mind works,” he writes.
It obviously takes more than scrolling through memes that make you chuckle and want to laugh with friends to help you find the happiness you need (but it's a start). You have to understand why you are finding these kinds of memes funny. Are you laughing at dark-humored memes that are self-deprecating? Because then that could mean you need to learn how to love yourself more in order to allow happiness in. Or are you finding that brain-rot memes are more up your alley? If that is the case, have you asked yourself why you need to dissociate from reality too much in order to get that dopamine hit?
You see where I'm going with this? Memes are not the cure, but they most definitely can be a stepping stone within your journey for inner peace. That being said, that is only one discussed pathway to joy. Some professionals out there, like psychiatrists, therapists, or life coaches, would also say that happiness can be found outside of ourselves as well.
Overall, it's about balance, but let's explore this train of thought as well…
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So, how does one find happiness from outside and not within? Well, scrolling through memes is an outside source.
"For some, peace of mind comes from receiving other’s approval. These people believe that if everyone loves and thinks highly of them, they will be happy. Others equate peace of mind with possessing material things such as cars, expensive clothes, or a fabulous house. While some are convinced that landing a high-power job, earning a college degree, finding one’s soul mate, having healthy children, or… as you know, the list can go on forever.
The one common thread that weaves all of the above examples together is they rely on external circumstances. In other words, peace of mind in these instances comes from the outside."
Dr. Robert E. Puff for Psychology Now
Again, we are all about encouraging a balance in your life. So you should be seeking happiness from within as well as from outside. That being said, outside happiness tends to be the easiest path, so many people will overindulge there. However, just because it is the easy path does not make it the right one.
Sure, having a fancy new car might be nice and make you happy for a bit, but you know what would make you even happier? Remember the hard work you put in to afford that car. The freedom you feel when you get to drive it. And the sense of independence and responsibility you gain as you take care of it.
You see? Balance.
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Scrolling through these memes means you are seeking happiness from both within and outside, and that's great! Balance, baby. And you are not alone. As professional scrollers, we see a shift in the masses. The world is starting to be more optimistic. What do the astrology girlies have to say about that?
Again, we don't need to mention political parties to prove that we, the people, are feeling the weight on our shoulders get a little lighter. We can just mention the shift in empathy. Perhaps it was the World Cup that forced Americans to hang out with people from all over the world, which had them start to think, “Hey, maybe it doesn't have to be my way or the highway…” I mean, Kansas bonded with Algeria in the most wholesome way ever! This wave of empathy has people wanting everyone to find their own happiness, and thus we have to work together to get there.
Share these memes with your friends and walk hand in hand down your path to happiness, together! Is the world healing? The trend of Joyscrolling makes it seem so!
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