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While dealing with mental health issues isn't unique to the last year or so, there's no denying that 2020 (and now 2021) have been hard as hell for pretty much everyone. The pandemic has made us all feel a little more and has made it challenging and expensive to seek therapy. Even if you are able to seek professional, it's generally done over Zoom and lacks a certain...oomph. Sometimes the only place you can turn to is the internet. Beyond forums filled with helpful strangers, there's a huge amount of relatable jokes and wise tweets to help us through, and remind us that we're not alone. These examples are a good start, but we've got some more therapeutic tweets right here.

Ever see a meme or tweet that manages to spit truth in the most roundabout way possible? Well, r/technicallythetruth is filled with funny tidbits that do just that. From punny yet accurate memes, to humorously observant tweets, this gallery gives you ample and amusing opportunities to say "Well, they've got a point."  

Sometimes relatable memes get boring. You know the ones. Memes about not getting enough sleep or being late to work because you needed an iced coffee. This banality does not apply to most starter pack memes. Instead of merely relating to everyday annoyances, they make astute observations and roast everything from recorded school scuffles to the annoying and incessant birthday posts from basic girls on Instagram. We admire that they take a little more thought than a meme about hating work. And we've put together a mostly-fresh batch of the best ones we've seen lately. Just try not to feel personally attacked.

If you go literally anywhere on the internet, you're guaranteed to come across bullshit, fake news, and straight up liars. Some very online people just can't help themselves and lie about the weirdest stuff. Why do they do it? Does it give them satisfaction to get away with lying to  strangers on the internet? Or are they just trying to get the world record for Reddit upvotes? Whatever it is, it's pretty gratifying to see liars get publicly called out in forums like r/quityourbullshit. We've got some pretty cringey and amusing examples of times deceivers got what they deserved. 

Sometime when the truth hits you, you just can't deny it. 

Some memes and tweets are stunning reflections of the absurdity of the world around us. Sassy jabs at gentrification, throwing shade at subcultures, it's all in good fun. Until you end up feeling personally attacked. And there's probably a meme about that too. 

Ever get harassed by your siblings or a friend and plug your ears up saying "I CAN'T HEAR YOU"? This meme is basically the "adult" version, dealing with the inconvenient truths we either don't want to, or straight up refuse to, acknowledge. 'The meme is super similar to the classic Scroll of Truth memes, and people have started to attack this new format because of it. We just relish the opportunity to mock ideologies.

You're mama taught you well, but probably not that well. The world is filled with fake facts, and their spread is pervasive. So we put some of the best untrue but repeated myths in one easy-to-read place. That isn't to say that the internet is 100% trustworthy, but it's probably a better source of information than a myth that's been circulating in Chinese whispers for hundreds of years. So get your truth nuggets here, courtesy of the fine folk over at Reddit. If you want even more myth-crushing facts, see this article about things we believe that just aren't true. Or, if that doesn't float your boat, start your own cult or whatever.