High Trust Golf/Ski Culture Meets Attack on Titan Scout Meme
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Overview
This is a two-panel comedic meme playing on a double meaning of the word "scout". The top panel shows a Black man wearing sunglasses taking a selfie at a crowded, sunny ski resort, with overlaid text stating "It's kind of crazy that the culture of golf and skiing are, 'Just leave your thousands of dollars of equipment wherever, it'll be fine.'", referencing the high-trust norm in these expensive sports where people leave valuable gear unattended without fear of theft. The bottom panel uses the popular "A SCOUT!" reaction meme from the anime Attack on Titan, showing the Scout Regiment member looking excitedly alert, implying that people who would target and steal this unattended expensive equipment are the "scouts" referenced in the reaction, poking fun at the idea that these high-trust spaces have people lying in wait to take unguarded valuables.
Origin notes
This meme was sourced from an RSS feed of 9Gag content, with the original submitted title "It's called a high trust society". It is a remix meme that combines a real user-generated short-form video (likely from TikTok or Instagram Reels, as indicated by the visible like and comment count UI elements on the top panel) with a well-known reaction meme clip from the anime Attack on Titan. It was shared and circulated on 9Gag as a relatable comedic post about social norms in luxury sports.