For some, this might be a reference to Seinfeld character George Costanza’s frequent gripes, but I’ll let Redditor ButchyBanana explain:īasically, its an ironic meme which is an edit of an actual meme. Which brings me to …Ī constant refrain of “Gang weed” memes, “We live in a society” is a preface that has turned into a self-contained statement. If you imagine yourself as a twisted outsider, willing to lay bare the ugly truths about our society, you might identify closely with the Joker. If a “Gang weed” image doesn’t feature an actual image of the Joker, it will feature a character edited to appear as if they have the Joker’s trademark pale skin, green hair, and red smile - the point being that anyone can go Joker when pushed far enough. Life is ultimately meaningless, and anyone trying to fix our society will ultimately fail. The Joker’s guiding ethos is one of anarchy, chaos, and nihilism. The most important part of any “Gang weed” meme is the presence of the Joker, Batman’s archnemesis. So here’s a primer on what to look for in a “Gang weed” meme.
Once you’ve cracked the code of “Gang weed,” everything else on the internet starts to make sense. It’s a crash course in what’s happened online over the past five years or so. 4ZT3WzuICz- Gang weed Archive July 14, 2018 The apotheosis of this progression currently exists in the form of “Gang weed” (always capital G, lowercase w) a sort of omnibus meme that encapsulates at least a dozen different signals and ideas into some sort of ironic protest against … well, whatever you want. What was once Impact-font macros and reaction GIFs has given way to “ dank memes,” “deep-fried” images, Nazi Pepes, ?, ?, ?️, an undercurrent of righteous fury, and a lot ( a lot) of nihilism. Online humor has grown weirder and more indecipherable. Social atomization and context collapse make it almost impossible to determine intent - or even, sometimes, meaning.