As users scroll through their Facebook timelines, they  will no longer solely see pictures of their family’s status updates or school-related announcements; instead, pictures of dogs or extreme close up shots of people’s faces captioned with relatable jokes dubbed as memes will flood their feeds.

“Meme culture” — the normalization of laugh-out-loud, though often cynical pictures and captions in social media — has been dramatically popularized by our generation of social media users. Some friendships have even built their foundations upon twistedly identifiable jokes about wanting to die over a math test or having no friends.

Even though memes are often pessimistic, they are an opportunity to have a good laugh either by yourself or with your friends.

Trending memes can connect social media users schoolwide, and can  get people, who would not usually interact, to bond over a humorous image. At their best, Memes unite people together under one comedic outlet.