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This is an absurdist meme that jokes about the common internet habit of accepting terms and conditions for online apps without reading them. The joke claims that because the poster accepted Chinese low-cost shopping app Temu's terms of service without reading them, they are now obligated to fight on China's side in the Strait of Hormuz. The visual shows a giant woman emerging from a sinking small boat in open water, representing the overwhelming, absurd obligation the poster now has from the unread terms.
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Me in the Strait of Hormuz fighting on China's side because I accepted Temu's terms and conditions without reading them

Overview

This is an absurdist meme that jokes about the common internet habit of accepting terms and conditions for online apps without reading them. The joke claims that because the poster accepted Chinese low-cost shopping app Temu's terms of service without reading them, they are now obligated to fight on China's side in the Strait of Hormuz. The visual shows a giant woman emerging from a sinking small boat in open water, representing the overwhelming, absurd obligation the poster now has from the unread terms.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit, originally posted under the title 'We live in a simulation'. It combines the long-running internet joke about unread terms and conditions containing absurd hidden clauses, with references to geopolitical tensions near the Strait of Hormuz and Temu's Chinese origin, to create absurdist viral humor.

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