But in addition to an argument about the government, this meme also makes an argument about the nature of truth and knowledge. In this meme, true knowledge is ultimately intuitive (as available to the fool as it is to the scholar) and appears (in terms of affect) always calmly considered and contemplatively presented. Intuitiveness and calm are the criteria that define truth: intelligence or reasoning is not a real factor. Wojak was also popularised with the phrase, ‘ I know that feel, bro’, which featured two Wojak’s in a tight embrace. For me, the hug evokes the helplessness of Billy Joel’s Piano Man – “they’re sharing a drink called loneliness, but it’s better than drinking alone!” Sommerlad, Joe. "What is an NPC? The liberal-bashing meme sweeping social media ahead of the US midterms". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018 . Retrieved 23 October 2018.

Soon after, the picture became known as “Wojak’s face” and “ciepła twarz” (“warm face”). The image spread to other international image boards, including the Italian Pastachan [3] and the Russian Dobrochan. Iskiev, Max (11 November 2019). "Breaking Down the 'Coomer Pledge' Taking Over No Nut November 2019". StayHipp. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020 . Retrieved 30 December 2019. Dumb wojak is a term used to describe someone who is of low intelligence or who makes foolish decisions. Feldman, Brian (13 February 2017). "People Are Arguing About the Size of Their Brains Using MS-Paint Illustrations". Intelligencer . Retrieved 15 September 2023. Why and how? Well, 4chan discussions were arguing that liberals fail to have an ‘internal monologue’ and that their herd-like mentality made them incapable of making decisions, much like a video game NPC.

Who made the first wojak?

On October 18th, an anonymous 4chan user submitted a post to /r9k/ with the green text "think for your whole life that you are intelligent / you are actually a brainlet" (shown below). That day, a screenshot of the post was submitted to the subreddit /r/4chan, [4] where it gathered more than 800 points (96% upvoted) within one week. a b Alexander, Julia (23 October 2018). "The NPC meme went viral when the media gave it oxygen". The Verge. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018 . Retrieved 23 December 2018. a b c Feldman, Brian (28 December 2016). "What 4chan Memes Will Go Mainstream in 2017?". Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018 . Retrieved 9 February 2019.

a b c Tiffany, Kaitlyn (3 February 2020). "The Misogynistic Joke That Became a Goth-Meme Fairy Tale". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020 . Retrieved 27 April 2020. On June 4th, a "Brainlet Safe Thread" was posted to /sci/ along with a picture of Wojak with a microscopic brain (shown below, left). [5] On July 2nd, a picture of Wojak with an atrophied head was submitted to the /biz/ (Business & Finance) board in a thread titled "/brainlet/" (shown below). Bond, Paul (13 January 2019). "Bill Maher Labeled "NPC" by Conservative Street Artists". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019 . Retrieved 15 January 2019.Yes! Animated meme templates will show up when you search in the Meme Generator above (try "party parrot"). Then in 2018, almost ten years after its debut, Wojak’s character received a significant update. Was Wojak finally going to crawl out of his bedsheets to find true love again? … Absolutely not. In fact, the poor man had just become the internet weapon of choice to troll Liberals and Social Justice Warriors. The NPC Wojak Knibbs, Kate (17 February 2020). "The Hottest New Literary Genre Is 'Doomer Lit' ". Wired. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020 . Retrieved 27 April 2020.

you want can be used if you first install it on your device and then type in the font name on Imgflip. The image spread to other imageboards, including 4chan, where by 2011 an image of two Wojaks hugging each other under the caption "I know that feel bro" gained popularity. [3] Wojak existed with these formats for years and years, slowly becoming the unanimous visual pairing for comedic observations regarding male grief and emptiness. By 2022, a wide variety of Wojak-based meme characters had emerged -- enough that Wojaks themselves could constitute a vocabulary to articulate highly sophisticated stories and arguments. For example, Redditor u/perpetualhillman posted a 7 × 7 political compass grid meme on September 5th, 2022, representing the types of people they had met during a trip to Ukraine as the Russian war against that country unfolded. Each personality in the meme is represented by a different Wojak or Wojak-adjacent character. [11]Martinez, Ignacio (7 January 2020). "Meet 'Doomer Girl,' the new voice of a classic meme". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020 . Retrieved 28 April 2020. On September 18th, 2016, a thread asking "what's with the 'brainlet' meme these days?" was submitted to the /sci/ board. [2] On October 29th, an anonymous 4chan user submitted a post asking "What is /sci/ official definition of brainlet?" to /sci/. [3] On May 11th, 2017, Urban Dictionary [1] user TinFoilHatGuy submitted an entry for "brainlet," defining it an "immature, underdeveloped cerebral cortex." Read, Max (1 August 2019). "Is Andrew Yang the Doomer Candidate?". Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019 . Retrieved 17 October 2019.