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All Humans Share One Unfortunate Universal Trait

This is a 4-panel dark humor comic. The first panel depicts three differently shaped, smiling cartoon people with the text 'WE MAY LOOK DIFFERENT'. The second panel states 'WE MAY THINK DIFFERENT', with each of the three people having a distinct thought bubble containing a square, star, and raindrop respectively. The third panel reads 'BUT INSIDE US, WE HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON', showing a line of identical light blue humanoid figures holding hands. The fourth panel zooms in on one of these figures, revealing the text 'MICRO PLASTICS' printed on its torso. The joke highlights the widely publicized fact that microplastic pollution has become so pervasive that microplastics are now found inside nearly all human bodies, regardless of individual differences in appearance or thinking.
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WE MAY LOOK DIFFERENT; WE MAY THINK DIFFERENT; BUT INSIDE US, WE HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON; MICRO PLASTICS

Overview

This is a 4-panel dark humor comic. The first panel depicts three differently shaped, smiling cartoon people with the text 'WE MAY LOOK DIFFERENT'. The second panel states 'WE MAY THINK DIFFERENT', with each of the three people having a distinct thought bubble containing a square, star, and raindrop respectively. The third panel reads 'BUT INSIDE US, WE HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON', showing a line of identical light blue humanoid figures holding hands. The fourth panel zooms in on one of these figures, revealing the text 'MICRO PLASTICS' printed on its torso. The joke highlights the widely publicized fact that microplastic pollution has become so pervasive that microplastics are now found inside nearly all human bodies, regardless of individual differences in appearance or thinking.

Origin notes

This comic is an original creation by the artist collective @THESQUARECOMICS, originally shared on their official social media accounts. It was later reposted on the entertainment platform 9Gag, from which it was sourced via an RSS feed, with the original title 'Huehee' listed on 9Gag.

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