Relatability is one common theme in many (if not all) of the posts on this list. A handful of these memes likely express an emotion you’ve stewed over.
Relatability is also a key factor in engaging young people today. According to a 2025 LA Times report, most of today’s youth prefer films and TV shows with tropes they can latch onto, especially stories about friendship.
As psychologist and researcher Dr. Yalda Uhls tells the publication, young people prefer to consume content that has an “accurate reflection of their reality.” She also noted that such films with these motifs are few and far between these days, outside of blockbusters like “Wicked” and “Barbie.”
“There isn’t enough out there that really resonates for them,” Dr. Uhls said, adding that the younger audience has grown tired of storylines that show love triangles, toxic relationships, and relationships solely based on physical attraction, tropes that were popular just a few years ago.
Social media, of course, is a powerful platform to build a personal brand. However, being a content creator these days requires more than just a personality that draws attention.
According to a 2024 survey by the digital platform LTK, 75% of creators who achieved success online did so by conveying product and brand value through personal experiences in a meaningful and authentic way.
Younger people want that human connection, which is why they will likely gravitate more towards posts that speak to them. As LTK’s survey also found, Gen Z is three times more likely to trust content creators than social media ads or celebrities.
In 2024, 66% of millennials and Gen Zers made online purchases influenced by a creator, a 64% increase from 2023.
Now, we’d like to flip the conversation to you, dear reader. As strange as many of these memes were, which of them did you relate to the most? What about them spoke to you in a way that none of the others did? Share your valuable insights in the comments!
