What's the point of 'smart' and 'connected' objects? Are they supposed to help us get through menial tasks more efficiently, or have the capitalists figured out a clever way to perpetually profit off the objects we use on a daily basis? Sometimes it feels like the latter. When your printer holds your ink cartridge hostage because you haven't paid your monthly printer subscription, I think it's safe to say you've been swindled by the 'Internet of Things.' And technology itself isn't necessarily to blame. We'll never get to that fabled techno-utopia as long as 'innovation' prioritizes profit rather than usefulness. Until then, we get to clumsily navigate this boring dystopia of connected crap, eternally updating the firmware on our smart trashcans.
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Ever look around and get the sense that we're living in some sort of techno-dystopia? We get it—sometimes it's cool to have lights that you can dim from your phone or a watch that tells you how many calories you burned, but maybe the 'Internet of Things' has gone too damn far. Once you start connecting every single object in your home to the internet, you become pretty vulnerable when, say, Google is suddenly down, or your WiFi router malfunctions. Sometimes a doorbell should just be a doorbell and a toothbrush certainly shouldn't require regular firmware updates. And who the hell actually wants an Amazon surveillance robot literally flying around their house 24/7?
Anyway, we've got a bunch of examples of bad 'smart devices' from Twitter that might make you reconsider that bluetooth coffee mug purchase.
Paging all edge lords and dark humor enthusiasts! If you've been craving some criminally dark humor, you've come to the right place. These spicy and utterly cursed comments are not for the faint of heart. While scrolling through this gallery you'll find that no joke is too crass, and no innocent YouTube video is safe from the evil-minded wordsmiths of the internet. Though these jokes may be in poor taste, they're definitely an impressive display of quick wit. We're probably going to hell anyway. May as well enjoy some dangerously dark humor while we're at it.
The interminable disappointment and disaster we humans have brought upon ourselves throughout history is certainly nothing new, but 2020 has been like a giant mirror reflecting our failure as a species back at us. As the global pandemic just keeps truckin' on into the new year, people are dealing with the darkness in different ways. We at Memebase look to those who use humor as a coping mechanism, because what else can we do but just laugh sometimes? One redditor had the same idea and asked Reddit what a hypothetical 2020-themed cocktail would look like if they ordered one in a bar. The answers are hilariously befitting and communicate how people feel about this cursed year with perfect simplicity. Take a look at some of the best answers from the thread.
For anyone who enjoys holiday festivities but is desperately bored with the same old decorations, family photos, TV specials, and Mariah Carey Christmas hits, Chris Maggio is one honorary memelord who knows how to mix it up by embracing the inherent awkwardness of western holiday traditions and deep focusing into the cringe. His 'Male Chef' photo series satirizes the familiar and banal parts of holiday practices and turns Christmas into Cursed-mas.
We're pleased to share Maggio's repulsive reimagining of holiday ritual. It's fun to try and formulate some sort of narrative as you scroll through these cursed gems.
Beautiful, shallow-focus closeups of warm pie and glistening cranberry sauce are cool if you want to feel really hungry for some reason, but otherwise, scrolling through an endless Instagram feed of the same holiday dishes can get pretty damn boring. How about some content that's both festive and cursed? The antithesis of food porn, if you will. Photographer Chris Maggio is someone who truly appreciates the repulsive beauty of the cursed image. We're featuring some of the most absurd Thanksgiving images from Maggio's 'Male Chef' series, which satirizes holiday traditions. We've also included a handful of random cursed tidbits from the weird crevasses of the internet for good measure.
If you get a kick out of dark humor, wrong answers, and people who take things a bit too far, you'll love the cursed comments these edgelords left all over the internet for people to cringe and/or laugh at. Some of these people just say what we're all thinking, but others share some highly inappropriate thoughts that make us wonder if they're okay and wish we'd never read the comment section. If these tidbits aren't cursed enough for you, be sure to check out r/cursedcomments and some more curated cringe content HERE.
There's a looooooot of content floating around on the internet that makes us want to scrub our own eyeballs and curse the day the world wide web was born. You know what I'm talking about. The kind of stuff that makes you yell WTF and then log off for the rest of the day. Cursed content that forces you to question the very moral fabric of society. So yeah, we've got a bunch of that sort of content to share with you today! Whether you're after top-tier cringe posted by disturbed souls, or cursed images that are nightmare fuel, we've got you covered.
McDonald's may not be the healthiest fast food chain out there, but it is probably the most legendary. The slingers of chicken nuggets, Big Macs and famous fries have seen their fair share of controversy, but that doesn't stop people from enjoying their food. And making a whole lotta memes about the restaurant and its creepy clown mascot, Ronald McDonald. These memes and arguably cursed images are proof of that.
In Louisville, Kentucky there is a seemingly innocuous house on 8800 Blue Lick Road that went unnoticed for years until the seller of the property posted a listing for it a couple months back. The listing included a virtual 3D tour that revealed the property's strange and somewhat disturbing contents. Many dependable internet detectives investigated the tour and found two 'his and hers' toilets right next to each other, a creepy red exit sign in the kitchen, oddly placed portraits of twin brothers, hundreds of 'Girls Gone Wild' DVDs, and of course the infamous bathtub room, just to name a few. People who have completed the tour (or tried to) are losing their shit about it online. We've watched the speedruns (yes, speedruns) and we are shook.
Brands appealing to consumers on social media is nothing new. Fast food chains Wendy's and Denny's have both received a lot of attention for bringing spicy roasts and absurd memes to the masses. Though we appreciate their efforts (especially Denny's puzzling Instagram feed), we can't help but realize we're eating up their social media strategy like hungry wolves. As professional consumers of content, we prefer a little nuance where brand pandering is concerned. That's why we've fallen in love with the absolutely unhinged humor that @KFC_ES has been serving up on Twitter.
While the KFC Spain Twitter account has been serving up memes for quite a while, over the last couple weeks they seem to have upped the shitpost ante with highly cursed images and memes that only a seasoned shitposter could appreciate. Best of all? They're not just pretending to reach a specific audience. Tired of the way brands do the "fellow kids" thing on social media, KFC Spain wants to do things differently. We spoke with one of their community managers, who revealed that they're just trying to use Twitter as a "regular shitposter" to join the conversation instead of forcing anything. Judging by the insane engagement they've been receiving, they're definitely doing things right. We've put some of their latest and greatest work in this gallery, but you should probably go ahead and follow the account for more cursed goodness. Whatever they churn out will be anything but boring.
Who else watched Veggie Tales growing up? You know, the wholesome show that tells biblical stories using animated produce? If you feel like having your childhood ruined, you've come to the right place! Veggietales Facts is a cursed Twitter account for people who want to expand their "veggie knowledge." Just scroll and you'll see what we mean.
If you're someone who's constantly tapped into internet culture like we are, then you'll inevitably see some effed up sh*t from time to time. It's during those times that we all wish we had some unsee juice to wipe our memories clean of the horrors. Since we don't have that sadly, here are some cursed "Unsee Juice" memes!
Commenters might not make the world a better place, but they definitely make it a whole lot more interesting. The r/cursedcomments subreddit is dedicated to the brave souls who go out on a limb to ruin our day - and we feel absolutely indebted to 'em. Where else can you feel nauseous, impressed, and horrified, all at once?
The real world is a very, very scary place. And the internet, while it occasionally provides respite from the horrors of reality, is often way worse than you can imagine. These cursed images will leave you disgusted and puzzled. The cringe pics in this gallery? Disturbing and mind-boggling. So why can't we look away? Perhaps it's a bit like anthropology. Maybe it's because we need to feel like relatively normal members of society. Whatever the reason, you're probably not going to be hungry any time soon.
If you want more of these terrifically horrible photos, you can catch our other installments here and here.
