healthcare

Some memes last a couple days. Others entertain for years (we're looking at you, Distracted Boyfriend). And then there are the memes that inexplicably hold on for weeks - somehow getting better with age. "For the Better, Right?" falls into that category. It's actually been months since the Star Wars format was first utilized to roast Elon Musk. But we're at a point where we almost can't remember scrolling through Twitter and Reddit without seeing some riff on Padmé (Natalie Portman) and Anakin's (Hayden Christensen) romantic picnic in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. Against all odds, we're not really mad about it. 

While we enjoyed the first iterations of this meme (which, surprisingly, didn't start on r/prequelmemes), over time it's become pretty self-aware - ignoring the clamor of haters who wish death upon the format. The jokes have gotten dirtier, dumber, and even more political. And somehow, they're keeping our attention. We've put together some of the latest and greatest examples for your enjoyment, but we're pretty sure there's more meta humor to come. 

Every damn day something about the world comes to light that reminds us what a terribly dystopian situation we're in. Tweets are constantly being posted that deal with everything from healthcare woes to the pitfalls of late-stage capitalism. It's difficult to keep our chins up when everything seems so damn bleak, but it's better to be informed than to live in a state of not-so-blissful ignorance. On the off chance that you want more of these upsetting tweets, you can find them over at r/BoringDystopia.

TGIF, meme enthusiasts. We've returned with another edition of what we call "The Dank Drop." It's our weekly gallery of our favorite trending memes on Reddit. Last week was all about Oprah's interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. And while they make a couple appearances in this collection, the memes are a bit more varied. Which we're thankful about. 

One of the greatest casualties of sub par healthcare is the accessibility of psychotherapy. Meaning, it's woefully inaccessible for most people. The copay is often exorbitant, even if your provider takes insurance, and it's practically a full time job looking for a quality therapist. The whole process makes fighting depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses seem nearly impossible. Twitter user @CarolineMoss seems to be very aware of this dilemma, and decided to create a twitter thread of "free therapy" using wisdom people have learned while talking it out with professionals. 

"If you go to therapy quote tweet this with the best thing you learned at therapy that way everyone else can get free therapy." 

That succinct sentence has already received over a thousand replies, and many of them offer up incredibly wise and heartfelt advice. We've put together some of the more "important" bits of guidance for you to scroll through - hopefully they grace you with the same healing effect it had on us. 

While the rest of the world gets back to normal life, many of us Americans are still in near-full lockdown because of many people's refusal to wear masks. We don't really know what else to say, other than: wear the damn mask, people, because we're all sick of this BS.

We know that these memes aren't much, but they're our gift to all the brave people who continue to fight this pandemic, especially when there are so many stupid people who refuse to wear masks. This is all far from over, so please, take these memes as a show of our gratitude.

It's probably safe to say that most of us are extremely over the pandemic and its BS at this point, but sadly that won't make it go away any faster. It's important that we all keep social distancing as much as possible and wearing masks. Booo. 

Now click here for some memes that'll remind you of how horrible the American healthcare system is!

Happy Canada Day! In honor of such an occasion, we thought we'd collect some of our favorite memes for our northern friends. We also hate you a little bit for having a superior healthcare system, but we digress. Anyway, please enjoy!

We know, we know: memes are great and all but they aren't going to pay your bills or address any of the mental anguish you're going through right now. We strongly agree, and we think y'all should be valued monetarily, but we hope that in the mean time, these memes will at least make you laugh and lift your spirits!

We won't make any further mention of that horrible thing going on in the world right now, but we do want to once again thank our heroic healthcare workers! 

It may cost a horrifying amount of money to visit the doctor here in America, but lucky for you browsing through these memes is completely free!

To all the healthcare workers out there during the COVID-19 pandemic: we can't express our gratitude enough. You put your life at risk every single day in this thankless hell and you can't even get enough medical supplies to do your damn job. Our hats are off to you. Unfortunately, we can't offer you much in this trying time, but we can give you some memes to scroll through in your limited down time. 

Now check out some more memes about how horrible the American healthcare system is while you're at it!

It's no secret that the American healthcare system isn't known for being the best in the world. If you're poor and need to have some sort of procedure done in a hospital, you can look forward to a hefty bill that may or may not put you into debt for years to come. And if you aren't fortunate enough to receive a health insurance plan through your employer? Well, we don't even want to think about that...

Here are 17 memes and tweets that highlight the trials and tribulations of health insurance in America!

Wendell Potter, ex-Cigna vice president and general good Samaritan, took to Twitter to expose the sketchy practices of the American health insurance industry. Not that you needed more bad news in these trying times of the coronavirus pandemic, but this thread is extremely informative and important to share with anyone in your life who believes that the American healthcare system doesn't need to be reformed. On a marginally more humorous note, here are some American healthcare-related memes!

As more and more states of emergency are declared, and the Coronavirus outbreak worsens in the United States, people are starting to panic. And other people are starting to meme. They're meme-ing about the insane lack of toilet paper, and they're meme-ing about lack of healthcare. Creating memes in the wake of a tragedy is nothing new. The "edgy" practice is a coping mechanism for some people, and is considered controversial by others. While we don't for a second think Coronavirus should be taken lightly, we do think there's something to be said about laughter as medicine. And if you agree, you'll probably enjoy these COVID-19 memes.

As cases of COVID-19 ramp up across the globe, so has the world's shortage of preventative healthcare tools - such as face masks. Time to panic, right? Wrong. Before freaking out, it's important to research who really should be using masks, and more importantly, how to use them. We'll get through this Coronavirus pandemic together.