33 Memes for the Worldly Wise

Perhaps it would be a stretch to say that you have to be intelligent to understand memes, but in these days of brainrot and post-ironic humor, you definitely have to have some kind of specialized cultural knowledge. That makes it sound fancy, but ultimately, it is about being aware of a few different pop cultural references and keeping up with some of the advancements in meme culture that happen periodically. This alone is usually enough to feel superior when you 'get' a meme that somebody else might find confusing, safe in the knowledge that being chronically online has afforded you the privilege of understanding. There is a certain wisdom to being aware of many different styles of memes, even if it is a shallow one, and the best way to improve it is to keep looking at them. A list like this is here to help expand that base of knowledge.