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Dow Jones 50k Attraction Flip Meme

This is a three-panel edited meme derived from scenes of the 2016 sci-fi film *Passengers*, featuring actors Jennifer Lawrence (as Aurora Lane) and Chris Pratt (as Jim Preston). The first panel shows Aurora looking stern and dismissive, saying "I'm never going to be attracted to you. Understand?" The second panel shows Jim responding calmly with "The DOW's over 50,000". The third panel depicts the two characters kissing passionately, a stark reversal of Aurora's initial rejection. The meme uses this comedic contrast to satirize how extreme financial success (represented by the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting the 50,000 milestone) can drastically shift someone's romantic interest, playing on the stereotype of materialism influencing relationships.
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Aurora Lane (Jennifer Lawrence)
I'm never going to be attracted to you. Understand?
Jim Preston (Chris Pratt)
The DOW's over 50,000

Overview

This is a three-panel edited meme derived from scenes of the 2016 sci-fi film Passengers, featuring actors Jennifer Lawrence (as Aurora Lane) and Chris Pratt (as Jim Preston). The first panel shows Aurora looking stern and dismissive, saying "I'm never going to be attracted to you. Understand?" The second panel shows Jim responding calmly with "The DOW's over 50,000". The third panel depicts the two characters kissing passionately, a stark reversal of Aurora's initial rejection. The meme uses this comedic contrast to satirize how extreme financial success (represented by the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting the 50,000 milestone) can drastically shift someone's romantic interest, playing on the stereotype of materialism influencing relationships.

Origin notes

The visual content is sourced from the 2016 film Passengers, a sci-fi movie about two spaceship passengers who wake prematurely from hibernation. This meme is a user-created remix: the original scene's dialogue has been replaced with stock market-focused text to create a humorous joke about financial gains altering romantic dynamics. Memes of this type are commonly shared on finance-focused social media platforms like Reddit (communities such as r/wallstreetbets or r/stocks), Twitter/X, and Facebook, where users joke about market trends and the cultural impact of economic milestones.

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