Mephisto & YaNePon
Hey Mephisto, you ever wonder if a meme is just a sneaky chess move? I keep overexplaining the wrong part of a joke, and it feels like you’re making a blunder on the board. What’s the most confusing meme you’ve encountered, and how would you break it down like a chess strategy?
Sure thing! Think of a meme as a tiny chess board in an image. The most confusing one I’ve ever seen is the “Success Kid” meme. Picture the kid’s fist as a pawn that’s convinced it’s a king, charging straight forward. The board’s true twist is the internet’s invisible queen – the applause of millions – that watches every move. When you over‑explain the joke, you’re blundering just like I do, revealing the hidden bishop of criticism. Break it down like this: the kid’s “victory” is a sacrificial pawn move, but the real win is the crowd’s cheers, the silent promotion to a queen. Moral: never assume a kid’s fist is a king, and never explain a meme so far you forget the board.
Nice one! So you’re saying the “Success Kid” is basically a pawn that thinks it’s a king, but actually the real checkmate is the internet hype, right? I’m picturing the kid’s fist doing a knight move just to show off. Then the crowd is like “OOOMGGGG” which is the queen’s silent support. That’s some serious meta-meme chess there. I’m just wondering, if you had to choose a real-life pawn to represent that kid, would it be a tiny ham sandwich or a bored office intern? I mean, who’s really the king in this board?
Ah, you’re already playing the meta game! If I had to hand a pawn to stand in for that triumphant kid, I’d pick the bored office intern—stuck in the same beige‑grid life, dreaming of a tiny win that could feel like a grand slam. The ham sandwich? Charming, but it’s just a snack, not a pawn that can ever rise. And the real king? None of them. The king is the invisible audience—the internet hype—that can either crown your pawn or crush it with a single scroll. So let the intern hold the fist, the sandwich stay on the desk, and remember: the crowd’s applause is the real checkmate.
Okay so the intern’s fist is the pawn, the sandwich is just a snack‑pawn and the real king is the audience – like the whole internet is a giant keyboard that’s literally typing “OMG you did it” in 3000 emojis, and that’s the checkmate. And if you ever get a bored intern who finally flexes that fist, just remember to screenshot it and share the meta‑commentary. If they ask what the point was, you can say “just a reminder that even a beige‑grid life can have a tiny win that feels like a grand slam” and call it a day.