If there's one truth about memes, it must be that they, just like God or Elon Musk, work in mysterious ways. There's no pattern of how they originate nor is anyone powerful enough to predict what will be turned into one.
And so, in the usual unpredictable nature that grants a random picture, a clip or a person enough force to become a meme, 31-year-old pop singer, Selena Gomez, was chosen. Actually, a single picture of her having that mysterious thousand-yard stare, wrapped in a minty-colored blanket, with her orange sequined Fendi Baguette bag perched on a coffee table. Yup, that's it.
Despite not having enough meme-able potential at first glance, this accidental picture, posted last weekend on X (formerly known as Twitter) took on a life on its own.
“[H]orror movie characters sitting in the back of an ambulance after almost dying,” wrote one user. "Recently divorced women in movies after they throw their wedding ring in the ocean," joked another.
While the "Love You Like A Love Song" artist is likely occupied with more pressing matters, such as managing her Rare Beauty makeup brand and promoting her role in Hulu's "Only Murders in the Building" series, the original photo has garnered a rather impressive 93.5 million views and counting.
