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When you have to sign up to a website you'll never use again

This meme uses the famous photograph of Lionel Messi crying in celebration after Argentina won the 2022 FIFA World Cup final. Text overlaid at the bottom of the image reads 'When you have to sign up to a website you'll never use again', humorously equating the frustrated, regretful feeling of giving your personal data to a website you will only access once to Messi's intense emotional reaction. The joke taps into the widely relatable annoyance of mandatory online account creation for single-use services, and the accompanying concern that your personal information will be stored indefinitely by a platform you have no further use for.
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When you have to sign up to a website you'll never use again

Overview

This meme uses the famous photograph of Lionel Messi crying in celebration after Argentina won the 2022 FIFA World Cup final. Text overlaid at the bottom of the image reads 'When you have to sign up to a website you'll never use again', humorously equating the frustrated, regretful feeling of giving your personal data to a website you will only access once to Messi's intense emotional reaction. The joke taps into the widely relatable annoyance of mandatory online account creation for single-use services, and the accompanying concern that your personal information will be stored indefinitely by a platform you have no further use for.

Origin notes

This meme is sourced from the Reddit Meme RSS feed. The base photograph was taken at the 2022 FIFA World Cup final in Qatar, immediately after Argentina defeated France to win the tournament. The original photo was edited with relatable text to produce the meme, which has been widely shared across social media platforms including Reddit, Twitter/X, and Instagram as a common reaction to annoying online service requirements.

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