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It's hard to be kind of old in the age of TikTok. It can be hard to navigate the app (please help us) and whenever we open it we feel increasingly out of touch. The music. The references. Oh god, the dances. But there are still some net positives where the app is considered, and over the past week this has been evident thanks to the 'Trade Offer' memes that have been popping up all over Reddit and Instagram.

The TikTok meme that led to these less irritating image macros was started by @natebellamy4 who posted a video proposal to "God" involving trading hated humans for beloved and sadly deceased public figures. The meme took off, inspiring @bradeazy to share a slightly less wholesome (and less egalitarian) version involving trading "sloppy toppy" for...nothing. @bradeazy's version of the meme has since been utilized as very versatile meme format, for everything from happy "trades" involving caring for one's pets or spicier historical memes about conquistadors and sketchy CIA dealings in Latin America. They've definitely been spicing up our timeline, so we figured we'd share our favorites with you. Care to accept the offer?

After a slow and steady climb from $50 three weeks ago, GameStop stock soared close to $350 a share today and then dropped to $200 within minutes. What the hell happened? Gamma squeeze? Market manipulation? Short sellers? Retail investors switching to Roblox? We're all completely flabbergasted but one thing is certain: we wish we'd bought some shares when it was at $45. Hindsight sure is cruel. Though many are full of FOMO and regret, the diamond hands are rejoicing today as their heavy bags quickly become gains once again. Where will GameStop go? To the moon or to its grave? Whatever the hell is happening, it sure is exciting to watch this wild ride. We've collected a bunch of Twitter reactions to the meme stock chaos today. 

If there's one group who have managed to thrive through the global pandemic, quarantine, and social distancing, it's gamers. While most have struggled to adapt to new and awkward methods of remote socializing, gamers simply retreated into their established Minecraft realms and WoW parties and carried on as usual. For both seasoned and noob gamers alike, we've got a bunch of nerdy memes for people who'd rather sitting in front of a console or gaming PC. 

It appears that memes are taking over the economy. If you've been keeping up with the GameStop saga and the rise of DOGE, by now you're probably well aware that bitcoin reached its all-time high of $48k early this morning. While bitcoin has been powering through its ascent for over a decade now and is certainly no meme stock, we can't deny that this forceful crypto rally may at least be loosely connected to the recent Reddit short squeeze meme schemes. Elon Musk has not-so-subtly been hyping both dogecoin and bitcoin for months—mysteriously putting 'bitcoin' into his Twitter bio, retweeting ridiculous pro-dogecoin memes, claiming that dogecoin is 'the people's crypto'—even Snoop Dogg (aka Snoop Doge) got in on the hype. But it all came to a head when Tesla announced its purchase of $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin on Monday. It didn't take long for the price of bitcoin to skyrocket to the moon. 

But how much further can bitcoin go? As more and more institutions adopt bitcoin as a legitimate form of currency, the plebs are wanting in, but many are wondering if they're too late. In retrospect, one could say there was never a bad time to buy bitcoin. Remember when one coin cost $9k a year ago? To be honest, I personally thought I was too late then. Now look at me. But obviously hindsight is clear as day, and the future of bitcoin is still foggy for those of us who need blockchain technology to be fully demystified before we can 'YOLO' our life-savings into cryptocurrency. If there's one thing we do know for sure, it's that the inherently viral nature of memes has shown to be a useful tool in pumping crypto. Just as r/WallStreetBets rallied to pump the GME short squeeze, subreddits like r/SatoshiStreetBets have been hyping altcoins like DOGE in order to raise the price floor. Some brush off dogecoin as a bubble or pyramid scheme that only functions as a pump and dump rather than a viable currency, but skeptics said the same thing about bitcoin in 2009, so who knows?

We can't say what the future holds for bitcoin, but we can offer what we know best—memes. We've got some amusing bitcoin memes and tweets both old and fresh for anyone who's either curious about crpyto for the first time or obsessive about checking those candlesticks every two minutes. 

It seems like everyone and their mom is suddenly interested in the stock market. We're officially on week two of the Reddit/GameStop and AMC stonks saga, and mentions of the movement have only increased in the media. On Twitter, many users have been taking advantage of the ability to buy fractional shares to feel like they're in on the trend. And it turns out investing makes everyone feel a little more rich and a lot more savvy than they actually are. These delusions of grandeur are being documented with "Me After Investing" copypasta memes, which often use images from Wolf of Wall Street to indicate the feeling of being a high powered stock broker. While the memes may seem repetitive in their self-deprecation and tongue-in-cheek nature, we're loving the unity that investing has inspired in the internet. 

As the standoff between r/WallStreetBets and the GameStop short sellers endures through the weekend, no one can stop the surge of memes in support of the retail investors causing the squeeze. No one can really say what the outcome of all this will look like, but we love to see the little guy getting pissed off at billionaires. And of course, we're all about the memes. 

If you've caught wind of the fact that not only GameStop, but now Dogecoin has gone totally viral, you may be asking yourself: is this a joke? The answer is yes and no. Dogecoin may have started out as a funny experiment, but some made thousands of dollars last night as the meme crypto exploded after going viral. Elon Musk even tweeted about it, which usually does wonders to increase the interest in a stock or crypto currency. The last time Dogecoin saw sudden growth was in 2018, but the surge didn't even compare to what we saw yesterday. Even now, the price of Dogecoin is much higher than it has been in the last several years. Will Doge fly to the moon? Only time (and memes) will tell. 

We've got 25 of the thousands of tweets about Dogecoin. The power of memes is undeniable.

As you've probably heard, a huge upset in the stock market is currently underway as unrelenting redditors, memelords, millennials, and investors continue to buy GameStop shares, driving up the price of its stock as a result. Why? Well, it all started with r/wallstreetbets—a forum for discussion about risky trading strategies. Some redditors (including the founder of the sub) noticed that GameStop was one of the most shorted stocks in the market and took the opportunity to skyrocket the stock by buying up a shitload of shares. Many other Robinhood users followed suit, YOLOing their life savings into GME and causing a crisis for the short sellers betting against it.

The battle between Melvin Capital and the r/wallstreetbets army is still raging hard as individual investors are not only refusing to sell, but more and more are buying in. They won't stop until meme stocks blast off to the moon. We've collected some of the best posts and zingers from Reddit and Twitter about the r/wallstreetbets saga. 

If you needed proof that chivalry is dead, we've got it right here for you. These fedora-tipping neckbeards may think their use of "m'lady" makes them gentlemen, but at the first sign of rejection they lash out in a Mountain Dew-fueled rage. This incel-esque behavior can be witnessed on nearly any website with a comment or messaging feature. The overwhelming prevalence has made neckbeards and "nice guys" excellent meme fodder. There are entire subreddits dedicated to these misogynists who hide behind a screen - and for good reason. Their sad antics are an absolute goldmine for people who live to consume cringe. There are a quite a few solid gems in this gallery, but if you crave more of this amusing filth there's way more where these came from.

Many women involved in the gaming community have suffered at the hands of male gamers and enthusiasts. GameSpot game reviewer Kallie Plagge is just the latest woman to be assaulted by an immature prick with nothing better to do. But she took matters into her own hands and decided to fight back - by finding and snitching on him to his mother. We normally advise against snitching (you don't want to risk getting stitches) but this exchange was particularly satisfying. Plagge shared the conversation to Twitter, and pretty much everyone had a fiery roast or enthused congratulations for the writer. She deserves all props.