“We Should All Get Back With Our Exes”: 25 Memes That Shouldn’t Be This Funny

This Dallas blogger is just trying to live, OK?

But the looming threat of global war makes combing hair feel like a side quest in a survival game. 

Still, as one commenter put it: “I’m so tired of going through unprecedented times”—a sentiment practically tattooed on Gen Y’s soul at this point.

We get you girl. You don’t want to go to war. But all those things you are naming as if they were disabilities are valued for certain military postings.

As one person in the comments said: “All I hear is put me on nightguard duty.”

“Cute” military outfits, vegan detergent to clean rifles under fire in a way that leaves a smaller carbon foot print and glass bottled water because the canteen is “gross,” and let's not forget the sea moss for energy.

This is how BjCalvillo is preparing for enlistment. And some feel he has a point, like the commenter who wrote: “I don't think I could drink from a canteen either.”

According to this video, Gen Z isn’t just ready for war—they’re ready to stream it.

The creator imagines a future where influencers broadcast live from the trenches, while their followers (likely draft-dodgers or the medically unfit) tune in like it’s the next big reality show.

Forget Love Island—the battlefield is the new main stage, and yes, there will be merch, maybe.

To be fair, Milan Fashion Week really missed the mark by not showcasing a WWIII line.

Luckily, TikTok’s got it covered. Apson Army steps in with battlefield-ready ensembles. Think glossy camo fatigues and outfits that say I-just-lost-a-fight-with-a-paper-shredder.

One commenter, stunned by the style-over-survival vibe, summed it up best: “Historians will skip our generation.”

If Gen Z gets deployed, we know by now that traditional fatigues are out of the question. 

But according to TikTok, sagging pants, camo Crocs, and puffed-up hair will be found on the battlefield. 

“Don’t forget the AirPods and black hoodie,” one commenter chimed in—priorities intact.

Just when you thought you were through the woods, someone drops: “When you're laughing at WWIII memes and suddenly the sun comes out at 3 a.m.” 

The meme first surfaced in 2020, proving that for Gen Y, the threat of world war is nothing new—just another day in the apocalypse playlist.

Gen Z is fearless. Another Tiktokker rubs it in with the stereotypical latte’s, shades indoors, and hoodies.

And in the comments?

“The only things I’m scared of are calls from unknown numbers and knocks at my door.” 

Honestly, that takes more guts than facing a draft, it appears.

If this video is anything to go by, Gen Z isn’t scared in the slightest. The documented antics say it all: memes, vibes and mayhem.

“WW3 might happen” just doesn’t register when it’s competing with viral dances and anime edits. Maybe it’s because world wars only happen in movies—in the minds of Gen Z.

There is nothing like a scene from Kung Fu Panda to break the allegedly complex geopolitical situation leading to the viral speculations of WWIII.

“The way I giggled because of how accurate this is,” wrote one user, appreciatively.  

 Aside from this comment, this video parted with the satire for serious discourse.

TikTok user MossyMatriarch_alt suggests Gen Z’s detachment from WWIII fears might stem from a generational contrast. 

As her caption notes, Millennials have been “in a constant state of crisis since childhood.” 

One commenter put it plainly: “We’ve been there for every year of my life. I’m 32. I’m so sick of this.”

According to MonsterCuisine, we’re so good at making light of dark times, they might just be desensitizing us.
 
And as a commenter observed: “Yes, it’s good to joke to lighten dark moments… but it gets to a point.” 

Guess even humor has its limits.

For Gen Z, Nostradamus wears yellow and lives in Springfield. 

According to this TikTok, The Simpsons predicted WWIII—down to the exact date. 

Spooky? Maybe. Real? Not even close. 

The episode doesn’t exist. Turns out, it’s just AI doing its thing again: faking screenshots, fueling chaos, and confusing the chronically online.

Slay at all costs. That’s the only reasonable takeaway from Chicaffair8’s take on surviving WWIII. 

Forget gas masks and rations—this is full glam, lashes loaded, hair curled like freedom depends on it.

Because no true debutante will forgive herself for not dressing for the apocalypse. Nuclear winter? More like nuclear winter collection.

That's what a picture of Bob the blob in context of a looming Armageddon means for X.

Yes, “we should all get back with our ex,” along with “perfect time to find a loyal man!” are the key takeaways here.

WWIII memes really know how to sneak up on you. To the classic “what did I miss?” the internet casually replies: “Actually… nothing.”

The web’s mood swings are legendary—it erupts at the tiniest spark. But never without some reason, right?

Then again, as one user pointed out, WWIII’s been “threatened every month since 2020,” so maybe the real answer is best summed up by another: “idk. maybe don't ask me buh.”

This meme takes a jab at the no-days-off, shift-covering tyrants of the hospitality world. 

For some, it hits a little too close to home. 

As one user put it: "I don't think we need THOSE memes right now."

Topping our list is a perfectly timed TikTok from shazuanshaifful featuring a military helicopter flyover to Kesha’s Blow.

In this context, her line “No one's getting out” hits a little differently, and “This place about to blow” doesn’t need an explanation.

Let’s just say the vibe is less club anthem, more impending doom with bass.

Almost as if in retaliation to the gravity, some users suggest WWIII won’t be half as catastrophic as, say, a delayed Shein order.

Priorities.

Not everyone is concerned about Shein orders and Trench Chic.

Get your house in order. 

TikTok user @araceliveee has other concerns—like making sure there are no crumbs on the floor when the bombs drop.

If you're heading to the trenches, you might as well serve looks. 

TikTok creator Ethan Hillis has a few in rotation: Combat Chic, Spycore, the Screaming General, and—for reasons only he understands—the Politician’s Ex-Wife. 

Who knew war could be this fashionable?

Gen Z being the most unserious people has become a theme and Madlynwikemazur rubs it in, supposedly imitating this generation's reaction to the prospect of WWIII.

Another prevailing theme is Keisha’s Blow, also the soundtrack to this Tiktokker's point of view.

“Luckily the French are on our side, so I got some of the girlies to do my French tips. They look amazing.”

If this TikTok is anything to go by, battlefield updates might include manicure reviews, paired with “free” cargo pants and playing “bogies” under heavy fire.

There is nothing like the feeling of being weighed under by heavy bills. To some, anything is better. Including the bright hot light of atomic fusions.

Is the economy that bad?

And here we have Dashpass1708’s insights into military clairvoyance.

Steak and lobster according to the experts is nothing more than a morale booster—not a deployment trigger— but if this video is anything to go by, the writing's on the mess hall’s wall. 

As he put it: “We are going to war.”