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, from the verified account Complex, humorously suggests that "Ancestry" (a DNA testing company) is teaming up with Spotify to create personalized playlists based on user DNA data. Below the main image, a use...

Topic: Anti-Eugenics Posted:

The meme, often joking that Elon Musk is getting "richer and richer," is visually represented by his dramatic net worth graph, which shows a massive spike in wealth starting around 2020. The image displays the text "E...

Topic: Graphs Posted:

Topic: Literature Posted:

This meme uses the visual iconography of the "Green Fairy Tale Woman"—a figure central to queer feminist theory—but applies a post-structuralist critique that deconstructs the very idea of a "grand narrative." Post-st...

Topic: Queer - Post-Structuralism Posted:

This meme playfully deconstructs the expectation of digital mediation, suggesting that connection is best experienced in the raw, unmediated present. The text "Not a phone in sight....just people living in the moment"...

Topic: Queer - Post-Structuralism Posted:

This meme functions as a post-structuralist deconstruction of the "Welcome aboard" corporate script by exploiting a linguistic gap between a specific scientific credential and actual employment status. It plays on the...

Topic: Queer - Post-Structuralism Posted:

This meme depicts a humorous take on San Francisco's famous Union Square by placing two giant T-Rex costumes on the sidewalk, mimicking the city's iconic skyline. On the back of the blue cable car to the left, the tex...

Topic: SF Posted:

This graph tracks daily active users on mobile apps globally, data changing from October 2022. While the lines for most platforms are trending upward, the blue line labeled 'X (formerly Twitter)' plummeting. The visua...

Topic: Graphs Posted:

This image captures the concept of **liminality**, a feeling of being in a transitional, empty, or ambiguous space. For this specific meme, it represents a viral "lens" that makes you feel like you are sitting in an e...

Topic: Liminality Posted:

This is a humorous **biology and animal science** meme that uses a comparison between humans and a zebrafish to illustrate a bad analogy. The tweet notes that humans share 70% of their DNA with zebrafish, suggesting t...

Topic: Animals Posted: