Hilarious TikTok Screenshots People Keep Sharing Because They Are Shockingly Real
Interview With ExpertWhat’s so cool about memes is that they can capture common experiences like anxiety, joy, awkwardness, nostalgia in ways words alone sometimes can’t.
And if you're anything like me, you know the rush when you find one that perfectly describes your current feelings.
But let’s be real, scrolling through our endless feeds can sometimes feel overwhelming. That’s where the ‘Wild TikToks’ X account steps in.
To save you some time, we have narrowed down their most unhinged screenshots right here.
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It's a PC game I played the demo of when I was young, but I can't find it for the life of me. =/
David Paterson, it's generally only grumpies who find happy people obnoxious. Source: Mr Auntriarch 🤣
Memes aren’t just dumb jokes on the internet — they’re this wild little language we all speak without even realizing it.
Research shows that emotionally charged posts are shared far more often than neutral ones, because people want to express what they’re feeling in a quick, relatable way.
“There is a vast literature on what makes meme spread: some are the obvious timeless topics of salaciousness, greed, topicality, perceived usefulness and so on. Essentially, what is interesting (at a very basic level). The more surprising and revealing finding is that negative, controversial content gets more engagement,” Salvatore Attardo, Professor of Linguistics at East Texas A&M University, tells Bored Panda.
Part of what makes memes so addictive is also how fleeting they are — that feeling of knowing which memes your friends are talking about is half the fun.
While some classics stay around for a long time, most memes disappear as quickly as they arrived.
“Timing and more broadly the context of humor online is crucial. One of the aspects of memes that I have studied is how they undergo a ‘cycle’ going from a niche audience and, if they are successful, spreading to a much wider audience,” Attardo says.
That can be a sign of a hiatus hernia in the diaphragm. If it happens more & more often get it checked out. And esp if you also get acid reflux.
Attardo believes that something that was funny yesterday, can quickly become tired and old tomorrow.
“Take the infamous 6-7 meme. It starts out as a reference to a rapper’s lyrics, spreads in the niche environment of basketball videos, goes viral, and spreads among early teens who use it to drive grown-ups insane by placing them into the out-group. By the time media start talking about it, the meme loses its ‘insider’ value and becomes unfashionable and is thus abandoned for something else new,” he says.
😆 That's me & my friend who's an embodiment of "Live fast & die young"
When I see a meme blowing up in likes and shares, it doesn’t just make me laugh, it makes me feel seen.
It’s wild to think that someone thousands of miles away has gone through the exact same thing — like freezing up when a stranger joins the conversation, or completely blanking when someone asks for directions in your own city.
"Memes work by using familiar visual patterns alongside emotional resonance. When the audience sees a meme that reflects how they feel or what they experience, it creates a sense of belonging and community,” says Miguel Heinonen, a researcher studying the psychology behind memes.
…When your alarm becomes part of your dream and you wake up late for work
my niece. Fell, muttered "oppla" and kept running while shouting: oupa, oupa, ...
“Memes are an effective way to alleviate stress and experience a sense of control. By laughing at memes, individuals can distance themselves from their stressors and view them from a lighter perspective,” writes American psychologist Mark Travers.
Meme culture has also embraced cheerful nihilism by turning everyday frustrations — or the idea that life has no inherent meaning — into something funny and relatable.
Research says that younger generations know exactly what they’re doing when they joke about doom and existential chaos. They lean into it on purpose — taking heavy, scary thoughts and wrapping them up in humor.
That’s why you’ll so often see a completely bleak or depressing caption paired with a cute picture or bright colors. The contrast is kind of the point.
It is a way for them to process world events and personal uncertainties in a positive manner.
When I had done my last exam I spent every afternoon for a week on the sofa with Chardonnay and books that I didn't HAVE TO read! Bliss.
Memes have also sort of become cultural currency, with influencers, brands and even news outlets using them liberally.
They’re a quick and witty way to comment on topics such as politics, economics, or social issues.
Sometimes all it takes is a single image — like the “This is fine” dog sitting in a burning room or baby Yoda sipping soup — to show complicated emotions or even drop subtle political commentary.
The coolest thing I find about memes is that they aren’t just for professionals, just about anyone can tweak them and add their own spin.
That means everyone can join the conversation and shape culture in real time — something traditional media has never done before.
This gets old. On Bored Panda I find nothing else but introverts praising their aloneness and complain about "having to be sociable". Likewise I've never heard anyone telling an introvert off (not that it doesn't happen, but it doesn't seem that frequent). Kindly stop that victim spiel.
Or when you're a baby elephant who's just been caught in a sugar cane field 😂
I shared too much with (ex) friends. They went straight to tell the hairdresser
I talk to myself in the past, present, and future. "You were right." "Now, what went wrong last time?" and "Remember this for next time."
Or worse he teaches the long division section and homework is algebra.
Not my case. I'm yearning 24/6. (I try to have Yearning-Free Sundays just so I don't lose my mind completely)
Took me a minute to figure out that he’s at a buffet restaurant. I was asking myself “what on earth does the menu look like if that’s on it?” 🤣
or, after the nerd answered and it's your turn: I wanted to say the same
I seen that too often when my mom knows my sis broke something or took something she should not but -I- get in trouble for not preventing it.
here in South Africa we constantly talk to random people! All ages, all nations, all genders!
Maybe not the same, but my high school had windows above the lockers in the hall, so once in a while you'd look up and somebody would be flying by like Superman because their friends were holding them up but you couldn't see the friends
I have issues now I can’t begin to imagine how much worse they will be when I’m old 😭
Interspersed with much raising of eyebrows and the occasional hard stare, but yes
I think some kind Panda is going to have to explain to me what "ahh" means in this context
It's much more comfortable being old (I mean mentally comfortable, obviously arthritis is a buggeration)
It's much more comfortable being old (I mean mentally comfortable, obviously arthritis is a buggeration)
