Will You Push This Button: Million Dollars vs Joining Pallas Cat Stack
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Will you push this button? 100% chance of a million dollars; 100% chance of Joining The Stack
Overview
This is a two-panel iteration of the classic "would you press the button" choice meme. The top header reads "Will you push this button?". The left panel is paired with the text "100% chance of a million dollars" and shows a pile of scattered US dollar banknotes. The right panel is paired with the text "100% chance of Joining The Stack" and shows a photo of three grumpy-looking Pallas's cats (manuls) stacked vertically on top of each other, all staring directly at the viewer. The joke lies in framing the cozy, desirable experience of joining the fluffy Pallas cat stack as an equally appealing, if not better, option than receiving a large sum of money, which resonates with cat and animal lovers.
Origin notes
This meme is a remix of the widely popular long-running "would you press the button" meme format, which presents users with two contrasting or surprisingly equally desirable choices. This specific version was shared as an RSS feed item from the X (formerly Twitter) account @meme.jpg. The photo of the stacked Pallas's cats used in the right panel is a widely circulated viral animal photograph that has been used in many other animal-themed memes online.