This Fucking Sucks, I Wish I Was In My Room Jacking Off

About

This Fucking Sucks, I Wish I Was In My Room Jacking Off is a catchphrase that has been used as an ironic caption for picturesque images of nature, which humorously implies that the poster would prefer to stay inside than to witness the beauty of nature. Spawned by a viral tweet, the catchphrase achieved virality in July 2023.

Origin

Prior to June 28th, 2023, Twitter user The Kind Stranger (handle unknown) tweeted a photograph of a waterfall, commenting, "This fucking sucks I wish I was inside my room jacking off" (shown below).

The tweet achieved viral spread through reposts over the following days. For example, on June 29th, 2023, the Instagram^[1] account twink.tummies shared a screenshot of the tweet, with the post gaining over 28,800 likes in one month. On July 1st, iFunny^[2] user tr0mp posted it, gaining over 9,700 smiles in one month.

Spread

The viral spread of the post inspired more similar memes in early July 2023. For example, on July 3rd, 2023, the Twitter^[3] account for Ghetto Smosh posted an image captioned with the phrase, with the post gaining over 4,800 retweets and 45,600 likes in three weeks (shown below).

On July 4th, 2023, the Instagram^[4] meme account trashcanpaul posted a photograph of July 4 fireworks captioned with the phrase. The post received over 47,000 likes in three weeks (shown below).

The phrase maintained popularity through July 2023, primarily being used as a caption for images of nature.

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