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How I feel watching any news post 2012

The meme features a fluffy orange cat intensely focused on reading an open document filled with dense, complex text. The overlaid text reads 'me studying all these man-made horrors so they are no longer beyond my comprehension', which humorously expresses the relatable feeling of being overwhelmed by the constant stream of distressing, confusing negative news events that have become prevalent after 2012, as people feel forced to process these bad events just to understand the state of the world.
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me studying all these man-made horrors so they are no longer beyond my comprehension

Overview

The meme features a fluffy orange cat intensely focused on reading an open document filled with dense, complex text. The overlaid text reads 'me studying all these man-made horrors so they are no longer beyond my comprehension', which humorously expresses the relatable feeling of being overwhelmed by the constant stream of distressing, confusing negative news events that have become prevalent after 2012, as people feel forced to process these bad events just to understand the state of the world.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from an RSS feed of the Reddit r/Meme subreddit. It uses the widely popular 'concentrated cat reading complicated text' meme template, edited with custom text to relate to frustration and overwhelm with modern news cycles post 2012. A watermark for @iamthaiwitch is present at the bottom of the text overlay, indicating the creator of this specific edited version.

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