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Genuinely the only kind of news that makes me happy

This is a two-panel reaction meme using footage from the Overwatch 2 animated trailer. The top panel features a tired, sad young girl leaning on a surface, overlaid with the text 'Me trying to not get depressed from all sorts of news', representing the common experience of feeling overwhelmed by negative mainstream news cycles. The bottom panel features the Overwatch support hero Mercy, who has wings and a glowing halo, descending in warm, golden light, overlaid with the text 'Nasa coming with dope ass news about space'. The meme frames exciting NASA announcements about space as a welcome, uplifting distraction that improves mood when other news is upsetting.
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Me trying to not get depressed from all sorts of news
Nasa coming with dope ass news about space

Overview

This is a two-panel reaction meme using footage from the Overwatch 2 animated trailer. The top panel features a tired, sad young girl leaning on a surface, overlaid with the text 'Me trying to not get depressed from all sorts of news', representing the common experience of feeling overwhelmed by negative mainstream news cycles. The bottom panel features the Overwatch support hero Mercy, who has wings and a glowing halo, descending in warm, golden light, overlaid with the text 'Nasa coming with dope ass news about space'. The meme frames exciting NASA announcements about space as a welcome, uplifting distraction that improves mood when other news is upsetting.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the Reddit r/Meme subreddit via an RSS feed, with the original poster titling it as the only type of news that makes them happy. It uses the widely circulated 'Mercy saving the girl' Overwatch 2 meme template, which is commonly edited to depict something positive rescuing someone from a negative situation, and resonates with audiences who are fatigued by constant negative news coverage.

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