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A 4-panel black-and-white comic meme depicting businessmen discussing declining profits. Panel 1: A stern businessman yells, 'ALRIGHT, GENTLEMEN: WHY ARE OUR PROFITS DECLINING?!' Panel 2: Another businessman suggests, 'SELL THEM WHAT WE WANT.' Panel 3: (Assumed) Group looks concerned. Panel 4: A businessman emphatically corrects, 'SELL THEM WHAT THEY WANT,' highlighting the irony of businesses ignoring customer needs. The meme revives a classic format to satirize corporate disconnect from consumer demand.
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Businessman
ALRIGHT, GENTLEMEN: WHY ARE OUR PROFITS DECLINING?!
Businessman
SELL THEM WHAT WE WANT
Businessman
SELL THEM WHAT THEY WANT

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SELL THEM WHAT THEY WANT

Overview

A 4-panel black-and-white comic meme depicting businessmen discussing declining profits. Panel 1: A stern businessman yells, 'ALRIGHT, GENTLEMEN: WHY ARE OUR PROFITS DECLINING?!' Panel 2: Another businessman suggests, 'SELL THEM WHAT WE WANT.' Panel 3: (Assumed) Group looks concerned. Panel 4: A businessman emphatically corrects, 'SELL THEM WHAT THEY WANT,' highlighting the irony of businesses ignoring customer needs. The meme revives a classic format to satirize corporate disconnect from consumer demand.

Origin notes

The meme is described as 'Reviving a classic,' indicating it is a remix/updated version of an older, well-known meme. It was sourced from Reddit's Meme community, likely created using traditional illustration methods to mimic classic comic styles, with no visible watermarks or author attribution.

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