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Crypto Bro Tries to Scalp Digital GTA VI Copies Patrick Reaction Meme

This meme consists of two parts: upper text that explains a viral story where a crypto enthusiast spent $54,000 purchasing 500 digital copies of the upcoming game Grand Theft Auto VI, under the mistaken belief he can resell these copies later for a large profit, and a lower reaction image of Patrick Star from SpongeBob SquarePants making an expression of extreme disgust, disbelief and bewilderment, drooling with a crumpled forehead and lopsided eyes, mocking how illogical and foolish the scalper's plan is, as digital game copies are usually non-transferable and cannot be resold on official platforms, meaning his investment is almost guaranteed to be worthless.
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A crypto bro spent $54K buying 500 digital copies of GTA VI thinking he can resell them in a few months for profits

Overview

This meme consists of two parts: upper text that explains a viral story where a crypto enthusiast spent $54,000 purchasing 500 digital copies of the upcoming game Grand Theft Auto VI, under the mistaken belief he can resell these copies later for a large profit, and a lower reaction image of Patrick Star from SpongeBob SquarePants making an expression of extreme disgust, disbelief and bewilderment, drooling with a crumpled forehead and lopsided eyes, mocking how illogical and foolish the scalper's plan is, as digital game copies are usually non-transferable and cannot be resold on official platforms, meaning his investment is almost guaranteed to be worthless.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the RSS feed of the Reddit r/Meme subreddit. It uses the widely popular 'disgusted Patrick Star' reaction template from the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, which is commonly used online to respond to extremely stupid, nonsensical or illogical actions and claims. The meme is referencing a widely shared real viral news story about a person who attempted to hoard digital copies of GTA VI to scalp them for profit after the game's release.

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