Biblioteca Memetica

A collection of memes, curated by CJ Trowbridge.

Disclaimer: I often save memes that I disagree with; seeing something here should not be taken as evidence that I agree with it. I have been saving and categorizing tens of thousands of memes for decades. Many times I save a meme specifically because I disagree with it and in order to create new memes that counter its message.

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This meme satirizes the "Me at Thanksgiving" format, which typically depicts an individual prioritizing their own social pleasure over community bonds. In an Anti-Neoliberal context, it implies a failure to act as a r...

Topic: Anti-Neoliberal Posted:

This meme depicts a distressed anime character with long white hair, likely representing a queer icon in a "queer anxiety" context. The text above her reads "MY IDOLS ARE DEAD AND MY ENEMIES ARE IN POWER," which allud...

Topic: Queer - Anxiety Posted:

This meme contrasts two scenes to illustrate the chaos of a long-lasting, undefined relationship. On the left, two characters walk peacefully through a garden, while on the right, a terrifying figure (The Wicker Man)...

Topic: Queer - Anxiety Posted:

This meme subverts the popular phrase "Your body my choice" by pairing it with a visual of a terrified woman and roaring bears. The text "YOUR BODY MY CHOI-" is intended to mimic a declaration of ownership, but the im...

Topic: Anti-Misogyny Posted:

This meme features a woman holding a painting palette, digitally replaced with a face, with the text: "born to be an abstract concept, forced to be a perceivable entity." In a Queer - Post-Structuralist context, it hi...

Topic: Queer - Post-Structuralism Posted:

This meme uses the "millenihilism" concept, which is the "no big deal" attitude that treats major crises as temporary and irrelevant to life's routine. The frog eagerly seeks a "treat" in the first panel, but then cal...

Topic: Millenihilism Posted:

This meme satirizes the "ticking bomb" argument often used by fascists to justify their power. It references the quote from *The Last of Us* where a character claims that if he doesn't make being a Nazi dangerous, he...

Topic: Anti-Fascism Posted:

The meme uses the visual contrast between the two images to satirize the difference between a frontend and a backend. The top image represents the "frontend"—a neat, structured pattern, much like a clean application i...

Topic: Software Engineering Posted:

For someone familiar with the Linux operating system (specifically GNOME), this meme humorously explains the confusing interface created by a mix of the standard system menu and browser download managers. It depicts t...

Topic: Linux Posted:

This visual argument frames a debate between "Centralized Corporate Control" and "Decentralized Public Control" regarding AI models. A red arrow points to models like Llama 3 and Claude, representing the dominance of...

Topic: OC Posted: