On Tuesday evening, a massive container ship about the length of four soccer fields was pushed around by a strong gust of wind, causing the ship to become a giant blockade stretching the entire length of the Suez Canal. Hundreds of other cargo ships haven't been able to pass through the canal, which will become a huge problem for international trade if they don't figure something out soon. Images of a tiny bulldozer trying to dig the gigantic ship out of the mud has been a strangely relatable and Sisyphean sight for many people who have had a pretty tough time lately. Twitter was quick to meme the images into metaphors for depression, procrastination, anxiety and other particularly human afflictions.
We've collected some of our favorite Suez Canal traffic jam Twitter memes for anyone who's been feeling like a monstrous sh*t show lately.
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For the past several years, the media has dubbed Millennials the lazy, entitled, 'snowflake' generation who go around killing entire industries with their discriminating taste. Despite the fact that Millennials are now between the ages of 25 and 40, they still get blamed for things like Covid-19 super-spreader events on college campuses. With how generously the term gets used as a general pejorative, you'd think 'Millennial' could just mean 'youngish person who I don't like.' Well many are sick and tired of taking crap from out-of-touch people who seem to consider their own generation to be completely blameless. One redditor asked the internet to vent about the most annoying stereotypes about Millennials they've heard, and the replies are pretty spicy. If you're a disgruntled Millennial who's over all the slander, these top responses from the Reddit thread will probably resonate with you.
Have you ever felt enraged by how expensive everything is? Ever had the urge to steal a billionaire's hard-earned money and then send him to the gulag? Well then these memes are for you! Send them over to your capitalist-scum friends and watch as they slowly start to become influenced to share half of everything they own with you! They might even begin to consider voting for....shudder....Bernie Sanders.
We'll be honest, we don't fully understand why some memes gain popularity, and this "Stonks" meme is one of those. However, they're definitely on the rise and perfect for any aspiring dank economist out there. An aspiring dank economist who, if we're being honest, has absolutely no grasp on how the stock market works in the slightest. Oh well, at least we can pretend.
Politico published an article recently telling Millennials that they should be willing and able to work for longer than their parents and grandparents ever did in order to retire. Millennials are certainly not having any of this and are expressing their spicy disagreement on Twitter.
It seems like every month millennials are to blame for the death or decline of various industries. Between their disinterest in buying houses to their penchant for buying avocado toasts, the media is blaming this generation for A LOT. In this clip, the "Killer Milleninal" comes clean and explains these "murderous" urges.
While you were dusting off your top hat and cleaning your monocle for the start of this Monday morning, you may have noticed something was off with the stock market.
For starters, the economy tanked hard, dropping 1,000 points in seconds after opening.
That's real bad.
Also, One Direction split up.
