Wojak Disappointed By Silver Olympic Medal Meme
Overview
This is a 3-row, 2-column comparison meme. The left column displays Wojak reaction faces, while the right column shows 2024 Paris Olympic medals. The top row shows a happy, smiling Wojak next to a gold Olympic medal. The middle row shows a dark, hollow-eyed, deeply depressed doomer Wojak next to a silver Olympic medal. The bottom row again shows the same happy smiling Wojak next to a bronze Olympic medal. The joke plays on the common relatable sentiment that finishing in second place feels far more disappointing than finishing third, as second place feels like a near-miss of winning first, while third place feels like a successful podium finish.
Origin notes
This meme is a user-created edit shared on X (formerly Twitter) from the account @meme.jpg, as provided in the source information. It remixes two existing assets: the widely used Wojak reaction meme template, and official public imagery of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games medals. It circulated widely online during and shortly after the 2024 Paris Olympic Games as a relatable reaction to competition results.