too poor to even afford the problem in the first place

On-image text includes: 'Will GTA 6 cost $100+?', 'grand theft auto VI', 'me who doesn't even own a console'. The core joke is that people who do not own a gaming console are unaffected by debates over GTA 6's high price, as they cannot afford the hardware to play the game at all, making the pricing problem irrelevant to them.

This is a 4-panel meme using the popular SpongeBob burning paper template. The first panel displays a public poll asking if the upcoming video game Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) will cost over $100, next to official promotional art for GTA 6. The second panel shows SpongeBob frowning while holding the poll paper, with overlaid text reading 'me who doesn't even own a console'. The third panel shows SpongeBob casually tossing the poll paper into a small campfire. The fourth panel shows SpongeBob brushing off his hands dismissively as the paper burns, emphasizing the joke that people who cannot afford a gaming console have no stake in debates over GTA 6's high pricing, as they cannot play the game regardless of its cost.

This meme originates from the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, as confirmed by the provided RSS source information. It is an edited remix of the widely circulated SpongeBob burning paper meme template, created to comment on widespread online discussions in 2023 and 2024 about the expected premium pricing of the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6 video game. It was shared as a relatable joke for audiences who do not own gaming hardware and thus are unaffected by new console game pricing debates.