It's literally the same thing

This is a 2-panel meme using the classic 'person reaching for an object while being restrained' format. In the first panel, a wide-eyed, excited white stick figure labeled 'PEOPLE' reaches eagerly toward a yellow speech bubble that reads 'I MISS SIERRA MIST'. In the second panel, a calm pink blob character holds the 'PEOPLE' figure back, with text on the pink character reading 'IT GOT REBRANDED AND NOW IT'S CALLED STARRY'; the 'PEOPLE' figure now has a nervous sweat drop but still strains to reach the same 'I MISS SIERRA MIST' bubble. The joke highlights that many consumers nostalgically mourn the discontinuation of Sierra Mist soda, even though it was only rebranded to Starry with no major changes to the product itself, making their desire for the old named version functionally irrational.

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I MISS SIERRA MIST

PEOPLE

IT GOT REBRANDED AND NOW IT'S CALLED STARRY

Overview

This is a 2-panel meme using the classic 'person reaching for an object while being restrained' format. In the first panel, a wide-eyed, excited white stick figure labeled 'PEOPLE' reaches eagerly toward a yellow speech bubble that reads 'I MISS SIERRA MIST'. In the second panel, a calm pink blob character holds the 'PEOPLE' figure back, with text on the pink character reading 'IT GOT REBRANDED AND NOW IT'S CALLED STARRY'; the 'PEOPLE' figure now has a nervous sweat drop but still strains to reach the same 'I MISS SIERRA MIST' bubble. The joke highlights that many consumers nostalgically mourn the discontinuation of Sierra Mist soda, even though it was only rebranded to Starry with no major changes to the product itself, making their desire for the old named version functionally irrational.

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared on Reddit as stated in the provided source metadata, referencing PepsiCo's 2023 rebrand of their lemon-lime soft drink Sierra Mist to the new name Starry. It edits a widely used popular meme template originally hosted on Imgflip, as evidenced by the Imgflip watermark in the bottom left corner of the image.