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This meme uses an iconic scene from the 2005 video game *Shadow of the Colossus*, showing the small playable character Wander standing facing an enormous, intimidating colossus in a misty, open grassy field. Overlaid text labels the massive colossus as 'THE GUY WHO MASTERED EXCEL', while the small protagonist is labeled 'ME WITH MY COMPUTER SCIENCE DEGREE'. The joke plays on the common, relatable perception that advanced Excel proficiency is an extremely valuable, almost disproportionately powerful professional skill that often appears more practical and impressive for many workplace tasks than a formal computer science degree.
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This meme uses an iconic scene from the 2005 video game Shadow of the Colossus, showing the small playable character Wander standing facing an enormous, intimidating colossus in a misty, open grassy field. Overlaid text labels the massive colossus as 'THE GUY WHO MASTERED EXCEL', while the small protagonist is labeled 'ME WITH MY COMPUTER SCIENCE DEGREE'. The joke plays on the common, relatable perception that advanced Excel proficiency is an extremely valuable, almost disproportionately powerful professional skill that often appears more practical and impressive for many workplace tasks than a formal computer science degree.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the Reddit Meme subreddit via RSS, as specified in the provided source information. The base visual is a screenshot taken directly from Shadow of the Colossus, edited with text overlays using the Imgflip meme generator, as confirmed by the 'imgflip.com' watermark in the bottom left of the image. It is part of a popular meme format that contrasts a small, outmatched figure with a towering, overwhelmingly powerful entity to joke about perceived differences in skill value or ability.

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