Self-deprecation isn't a new concept. People have used the attitude for both bad and good purposes - think of the “fool” of the courts of yore. Hating on themselves was literally their vocation. Comics have embraced this mode for years. But the advent of memes has allowed for self-deprecation to shine more palpably than it ever has before. All across the internet, depressed jokesters make themselves the punchline of jokes that are seen by millions of people just like them. While we don't condon…

In such a variable and modular game like Dungeons & Dragons , what does it mean to “cheat?” The notion of cheating might be straightforward in a game like Monopoly, but in D&D it's more of a vibe. One DM turned to r/DnD to confess that they think they've been cheating their players for quite some time. Rather than prepping every detail of the game beforehand, u/gimmemoneez mostly makes up details as they go along. Miraculously, none of the players have seemed to notice. Some fans of the game th…

Is it safe to post a picture of your house? An Instagram story of your street? Are stalkers snooping on your social media to find your exact location on a map? Well, yes and no.

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Sometimes life is pure pain, but that doesn't mean we can't laugh. In fact, it's often the only thing we can do in the face of rejection, humiliation, and total failure . When people post about their tragic Ls, we're not laughing at them, we're laughing with them. Because we've all been there. Lord knows I have. If you're in the mood for a dose of schadenfreude, we've got a bunch of painful yet hilarious posts full of facepalm.

Rise and grind, y'all. It's been a while since we last shared the best Office memes to grace our eyes. Maybe it's because sometimes, watching The Office (and looking at Office memes ) is a reminder of our endless grind and the thankless people we work for. Maybe it's because, like many people, we get distracted by the seduction of fresh content, like those Zoomer slang memes and the weird fun of Dall-E. At the end of the day, however, even minor fans of the intensely popular comedy can always c…

2001's Amelie may have put gnomes on the indie slash twee map, but the diminutive spirits have a history that goes well beyond the garden gnome boom of the 19th and 20th centuries. The creatures were first discussed during the renaissance, and attributed to the mind of the German philosopher Paracelsus. While the philosopher describes them as reluctant to interact with humans, whereas in other accounts, gnomes are touted as being incredibly curious, creative, funny and kind. A bit different fro…

As much as I try to hide it, when something crappy happens, I'm gonna carry it with me for the rest of the day. If I get an obnoxious Slack message from a higher up as soon as I wake up, I'm gonna be grumbling from under the covers and all through my commute. Don't even get me started on the commute. The subway is always screwed up, there's inevitably someone screaming about Hell or the “people” who are “after them”, and worst of all? There's usually someone doing something disgusting like eati…

If you're not on the side of TikTok that's teaching you how to befriend crows then you're truly missing out.

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It's been 28 years since gamers first virtually set foot on the medieval fantasy world of Tamriel. Bethesda hasn't released a new game since The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (unless of course, you count all the online versions) and yet the lull in Elder Scrolls lore hasn't stopped the fans from producing dank Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim content. If you need something to entertain you while you wait an eternity for the Elder Scrolls VI announcement, we've rounded up a bunch of memes to keep you s…

Gettin' down

It's a vibe.

These DnD players aren't messing around—secret bookcase doors, giant wood and glass tables, and bones, lots of decorative bones.

Who knew?

Opportunity knocks