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50 Hilarious Memes For People Who Might Have Given Up On Life—But With Humor (New Pics)
“Cheerful Nihilism is just sparkling absurdism,” reads the description of an Instagram account with more than 340k followers.
Titled exactly that—’Cheerful Nihilism’—the account is a treasure trove of all sorts of memes, from fun and wholesome to painfully real. So if memes are what you’re in the mood for today, continue scrolling to find a bunch of them on the list below, and enjoy!
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Matt Blakeley 10 months ago
Share the trauma. Inflict the whole you on everyone!
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B 10 months ago
I did this for half a century before meeting my soul mate - she is basically me but with nicer bits.
HardBoiledBlonde 10 months ago (edited)
"Let your freak flag fly!" Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Nea 10 months ago
Same- I suppress my OCD and related weirdness because otherwise I’ll only have OCD.
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Just Another Karen 10 months ago
Pitty, a brazilian singer, sings: Seja você mesmo que seja estranho, seja você mesmo que seja bizarro (be yourself even if you're weird, be yourself even if you're bizarre). I love it!
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 10 months ago
"Raise your glass if you are wrong in all the right ways" - P!nk
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Savannah Newman 10 months ago
Be authentically you in every now moment! Looking back I distinctly remember my mom telling me to stop being dramatic or loud because, as she saw it, I was only seeking attention (don't hate on my mom, I hold no ill about it). I wasn't dramatic, or desiring of attention or outside validation but simply expressing my excitement about my world. So starting real young I would suppress myself for what I thought was the benefit of others. Turns out that was suppressing a grand design inside me meant to be shared.
Loreta 10 months ago
Please stay excited about your world. My kid is the same and I try not not shut him down like I was
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LauraDragonWench 10 months ago
I think that's why I've never been good at flirting - all my weird is on display. 😁
BookFanatic 10 months ago
I toned mine down because if I got too chatty and excited I was "being a b***h" according to my ex. One of many reasons he's my ex.
Riley Quinn 10 months ago
My weirdness was like a magnet drawing people in because I was wild and different and people got to live vicariously through my exploits. But those relationships never lasted because they were never about me, just my weirdness.
Lady Eowyn 10 months ago
I have always been authentic about my weirdness. I revel in it. And have people I've been friends with for over 40 years who appreciate it.
PunchinelloTX 10 months ago
I once went on an arranged date with a friend of a friend, many years ago. A blind date, if you like. This uptight gent said to me, “your eyes are very attractive.” I answered in a deadpan worthy of Gomez Addams, “you’d never guess which one is glass.” This man flipped out and left. At that moment, I vowed to never hide my weird light under a cloche of boringness because it’s that light that shines brightly enough to spot the people who will only disappoint you.
Tiny Dancer 10 months ago
Luckily, I discovered Kate Bush in my 20s (I'm 60 now). Part of her awesome song (they all are, I'm a mad fan) from THE DREAMING album, "Leave It Open", had the refrain, "We let the weirdness in ..." repeating in the background. The whole album spoke to me, but that song and that one line really hit me then and still resonates now. I've been letting my weirdness ebb and flow ever since! AUDIO (Slideshow): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q03mgAM4oBQ
SweetCheesySpaghetti 10 months ago
I toned mine down until I was almost 40. Then I found myself living in a new place where I knew no one, and decided to be authentic and now I'm friggen awesome.
While nihilism is defined as a viewpoint that rejects the existence of genuine values and beliefs and asserts the meaninglessness of life, the posts shared by the ‘Cheerful Nihilism’ Instagram account are not exactly focused on this viewpoint.
In their own words, “Cheerful Nihilism is just sparkling absurdism,” and absurdism can mean both—the viewpoint that the universe is irrational and meaningless and intentionally ridiculous or bizarre behavior. (It’s safe to assume that many of us have taken part in the latter.)
But today, let’s not focus on nihilism, nor absurdism. Let’s delve deeper into the cheerful part and focus on happiness instead.
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In a piece for Positive Psychology, behavioral scientist Nicole Celestine, Ph.D noted that the science of happiness is a rather new subject in the world of psychology, which used to mainly focus on the less positive aspects of life. However, nowadays, there’s much more information on what makes us happy and what we can do to continue to feel this way.
“The science of happiness has opened our eyes to a plethora of new findings about the sunny side of life,” Dr. Celestine wrote, before sharing some interesting facts based on research on happiness.
For instance, did you know that money can only buy happiness up to roughly $75,000? After this sum is reached, the monetary gains reportedly have no significant effect on our emotional wellbeing.
Another fun fact suggests that pursuing happiness through social means, such as spending quality time with friends and family, is believed to be more effective than other methods.
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Another interesting thing about happiness is that it can, to some extent, be determined by genetics. But our experiences and our day-to-day lives reportedly play a more significant role than genetics does.
- Other correlational factors that affect our happiness include:
- Personality Type
- Positive Emotions Versus Negative Emotions
- Attitude Toward Physical Health
- Social Class and Wealth
- Attachment and Relatedness
- Goals and Self-Efficacy
- Time and Place.
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Just_for_this 10 months ago
Think we've all been hit by this one in the last year or so. and it ain't stopping😣
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Multa Nocte 10 months ago
One of mine is sitting next to me right now, holding on to me with both paws while she grooms her lovely self and purrs loudly. Earlier she wanted to play, so she brought a little cloth toy for me to throw to her so she can fetch it and bring it back multiple times. Cats are a true joy.
An Ipsos poll from 2022 found that the things that give people the greatest happiness are their health and well-being (both physical and mental), their family, and a sense of purpose. Back then, three years ago, across 30 countries, roughly two-in-three adults considered themselves “happy,” with the Netherlands and Australia topping the list of countries with the happiest people.
According to more recent data, The World Happiness Report from 2025, Finland is the happiest country in the world, followed by Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden, respectively.
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Scarlett O'Hara's Ghost 10 months ago
I once had a therapist tell me to run the dishwasher twice. I just couldn't face the sink full of dishes. I had to all but wash them before I put them into the dishwasher for then to get clean in my crappy dishwasher so I just kept putting then off and putting then off. When I told my therapist, he said run to run the dishwasher twice! I was gobsmacked! What a crazy idea! But it worked. No more sick full of dishes. Next, I took a shower sitting down.
In addition to the warm and fuzzy feeling happiness creates, it also brings a number of health benefits. According to the Greater Good Magazine, happiness helps protect your heart, strengthens your immune system, helps combat stress and aches, minimizes the risk of certain long-term health conditions, and can even lengthen your life.
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Adam Zad 10 months ago
I went to a deli some time ago, and got a sandwich. When the deli-master had finished constructing and wrapping the masterpiece, he held it up and said, "Beg?" I thought it was an unusual request, but I'm an accommodating sort of person, so I held my hands up like a dog's paws, lolled my tongue out, and panted. He looked at me, confused, picked up a small paper bag with his other hand, held up the sandwich and the bag, and asked "Do you vant a beg or don't you?"
Happiness might not be something that comes easily, but it can make people’s lives significantly better, which is why it’s important to continue your pursuit of happiness or look for ways to be cheerful, at least. One of the arguably easiest ways to become just a little more cheerful is browsing funny memes, and if you’re done with the ones on this list, you can find more on our meme category here.
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Anyone-for-tea? 10 months ago (edited)
Hahaha, I do this to help me manage my fatigue! It’s comfortable sat on the sofa, and I can partially forget how gôddamn tired I actually am.
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LillieMean 10 months ago
I've done something similar when I'm restless after being indoors for too long. I tell myself, "The Beast is pacing around her cage restlessly, suffering without species-typical activities." Sometimes, before a long walk, I might tell my husband that I'm going to release myself back into nature.
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cj be like 10 months ago
fool me 3 times, you already have all your evidence to prove i'm an idiot, why do you need to do it again??
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Adam Zad 10 months ago
I was approaching my neighborhood cemetery one night, when I encountered a group of teenage girls. They stopped me and said they were afraid to walk past the cemetery at night and would I walk with them. I agreed and, when we got a bit over half way, I said, "You know, I was always afraid to walk past this cemetery when I was alive, too."
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Floeckchen 10 months ago
what the garden needs and what I am willing to provide are two different things
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Cindy Brick 10 months ago
One of our cats never left the entire mouse -- just the tail. Evidently it was the tastiest bit, in her opinion -- or the worst, because she knew we weren't going to eat it. One expedition produced a whole row of tails left on the doorstep.
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Riley Quinn 10 months ago
The best thing to do is not stick around afterwards. First, you ghost them, then you delete all your social media accounts, and shortly thereafter, you quietly move to another town.
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Child of the Stars 10 months ago
This was basically how I described puberty to my kid. The human body does some really gross things and in the next few years, it's gonna be a little extra gross. But the good news is that all your friends bodies are doing the same thing, so embrace it and be gross together.
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Savannah Newman 10 months ago
🎵Captain Planet, he's our hero, gonna take pollution down to zero🎶✨️
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OpheliaPoe 10 months ago (edited)
In a high school a guy I was kind of seeing had his wisdom teeth removed and gave me one of them. I can't tell you how absolutely excited and flattered I was. I carried it around with me everyday. I wish I knew what happened to it. No one else has ever been so generous as to give me any of their bones since then.
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Dragons Exist 10 months ago
These attacked me on a personal level in ways I didn't even know I could be attacked
Lulu 10 months ago
Well, here's some advice: When something attacks you, breath, clear your mind... then attack them back, harsher, harder, and with bigger-er blasters.
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Dragons Exist 10 months ago
These attacked me on a personal level in ways I didn't even know I could be attacked
Lulu 10 months ago
Well, here's some advice: When something attacks you, breath, clear your mind... then attack them back, harsher, harder, and with bigger-er blasters.
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