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Me watching someone on Reddit getting cooked for having the same opinion as me

This is a relatable reaction meme using a minimalist digital illustration. The illustration shows a completely silhouetted figure in a heavy dark coat with the collar pulled all the way up to obscure their entire face, standing against a plain dark blue background. The only visible details outside the silhouette are the glowing red tip of a cigarette the figure is smoking, and a wisp of curling white smoke rising from the cigarette. The meme references the common relatable online experience of seeing another Reddit user get heavily criticized (colloquially referred to as 'cooked' or 'roasted') for sharing an opinion you also hold, so you choose to stay quiet and keep your opinion hidden to avoid being targeted for the same criticism, matching the anonymous, hidden nature of the figure in the image.
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Overview

This is a relatable reaction meme using a minimalist digital illustration. The illustration shows a completely silhouetted figure in a heavy dark coat with the collar pulled all the way up to obscure their entire face, standing against a plain dark blue background. The only visible details outside the silhouette are the glowing red tip of a cigarette the figure is smoking, and a wisp of curling white smoke rising from the cigarette. The meme references the common relatable online experience of seeing another Reddit user get heavily criticized (colloquially referred to as 'cooked' or 'roasted') for sharing an opinion you also hold, so you choose to stay quiet and keep your opinion hidden to avoid being targeted for the same criticism, matching the anonymous, hidden nature of the figure in the image.

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This meme originated on Reddit as a relatable humor post for users who participate in online discourse. It pairs a generic anonymous silhouette illustration with a caption that describes the widely relatable experience of avoiding online harassment by keeping unpopular opinions private after seeing someone else get attacked for sharing the same view. It is widely circulated in Reddit meme communities as a reaction meme for this specific scenario.

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