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Me seeing the prices of everything I want increase now that's it's my turn to be an adult

This is a relatable meme that expresses frustration over sky-high inflation and the difficulty of entering adulthood for younger generations. The top text sets the context: the creator's reaction when they realize every product, service, and thing they want to buy has drastically increased in price just as it becomes their turn to be an independent adult. The reaction is conveyed through a classic Marvel comic panel featuring Venom, who simply says "FUCK" in a speech bubble to perfectly express defeated, despairing frustration at the situation. The comic panel is originally set at Central Park, as noted by the yellow location caption.
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Me seeing the prices of everything I want increase now that's it's my turn to be an adult

Overview

This is a relatable meme that expresses frustration over sky-high inflation and the difficulty of entering adulthood for younger generations. The top text sets the context: the creator's reaction when they realize every product, service, and thing they want to buy has drastically increased in price just as it becomes their turn to be an independent adult. The reaction is conveyed through a classic Marvel comic panel featuring Venom, who simply says "FUCK" in a speech bubble to perfectly express defeated, despairing frustration at the situation. The comic panel is originally set at Central Park, as noted by the yellow location caption.

Origin notes

The original comic panel featuring Venom is taken from vintage 1990s Marvel Spider-Man comics. This meme was edited by adding the top contextual text to the existing comic panel, and circulated widely on Reddit as a relatable joke about the struggles of modern young adulting amid high inflation, with the original Reddit post titled "Well fuck me I guess".

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