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Can't think of another use for Facebook Messenger

This is a 3-panel meme using the classic 'What is my purpose' template from *Rick and Morty*, edited to joke about Facebook Messenger. In the first panel, the Facebook Messenger app icon replaces the robot from the original template, asking the question 'WHAT IS MY PURPOSE?'. In the second panel, Rick and Summer from *Rick and Morty* answer that the purpose of Messenger is 'TO SEND BIRTHDAY WISHES TO OLD PEOPLE'. In the third panel, the Messenger icon robot reacts with existential shock saying 'OH MY GOD'. The joke plays on the common observation that younger generations rarely use Facebook Messenger anymore, and its only common remaining use is older users sending birthday wishes on the platform.
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WHAT IS MY PURPOSE? TO SEND BIRTHDAY WISHES TO OLD PEOPLE OH MY GOD

Overview

This is a 3-panel meme using the classic 'What is my purpose' template from Rick and Morty, edited to joke about Facebook Messenger. In the first panel, the Facebook Messenger app icon replaces the robot from the original template, asking the question 'WHAT IS MY PURPOSE?'. In the second panel, Rick and Summer from Rick and Morty answer that the purpose of Messenger is 'TO SEND BIRTHDAY WISHES TO OLD PEOPLE'. In the third panel, the Messenger icon robot reacts with existential shock saying 'OH MY GOD'. The joke plays on the common observation that younger generations rarely use Facebook Messenger anymore, and its only common remaining use is older users sending birthday wishes on the platform.

Origin notes

This meme was posted to Reddit as a Reddit meme, with the original title 'Can't think of another use'. It uses the pre-existing 'What is my purpose' 3-panel meme template sourced from the adult animated series Rick and Morty, edited with the Facebook Messenger icon replacing the original robot character. It was likely made using the imgflip meme generator, as confirmed by the imgflip watermark in the bottom left corner.

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