If any of this sounds or looks familiar, it’s because it should be. Bored Panda has covered the page in the past.
The Instagram page came about by chance, you can say. The creator randomly came across some work-related memes and it inspired her to create her own Instagram page. One that soon blew up.
The idea behind the page was for the creator to share her thoughts, experience, and to vent about things in meme form. It didn’t take long for her to realize how relatable her content was and the page took off. In just one year, the community grew to 100,000 people, and as of this listicle, it stands at nearly 650,000. That’s since July of 2021, mind you.
The page was somewhat of a transformational experience for her. As it grew, she understood that people from various industries tuned in to have a laugh, urging her to create a wider variety of content.
It turned out that her work experience was more universal than she had originally thought. So, it was only natural for the content to evolve and become better fitted for the workforce in general—and not just her own industry in finance.
At this point, Bored Panda has covered quite a number of work-related meme pages ([Screw] Work Memes, Work Problems, and another iteration of the first one) and discussed a variety of related topics along the way (why people hate work, how people can stop hating it, and how to rekindle your passion for work.)
So, let’s take a bit of a different approach and consider how memes can change the world.
It’s important to note that it’s no longer a question of can but rather of how memes can change the world. Or so the National Institute of Technology in Agartala claims to be the case.
On the internet, humor has become a form of self-expression and education due to the internet’s notorious nature to foster discussion in every sense of the word.
Humor, in many cases, is expressed in memes on the internet. They are, after all, one of the easiest and most readily available forms of doing so out there. Who knew a mostly square-cropped image could make folks laugh, cry, and—this is where it gets interesting—shape our opinion on things? Yep, you read that correctly; memes can influence how we think and operate by creating a popular opinion and making it feel like it’s the right choice. Whether it’s a hilarious Tuesday meme to get you through the week or a thought-provoking image, memes play a significant role in shaping our online culture and perceptions.
