Weak Aura vs. Strong Aura

Submission 6,163

Part of a series on Aura (Slang). [View Related Entries]

About

Weak Aura vs. Strong Aura is a series of memes, often ironic, where the traits of someone with a weak aura as opposed to a strong aura are presented, the former under a dark silhouetted figure and the latter under a glowing figure. The meme first appeared on Instagram in 2018 and became popularized throughout the 2020s as users photoshopped the listed items.

Origin

On October 13th, 2018, Instagram^[1] user awaken_healers posted a meme featuring a dark silhouette of a man on the left labeled "weak aura" and a glowing man on the right labeled "strong aura." Under the man on the left is the text "attracts negativity" and under the man on the right is the text "attracts positivity and abundance." The meme gained over 6,200 likes in five years.

On April 23rd, 2020, Instagram^[9] user bladeesgf posted a meme using the aura image referencing drainers, garnering around 90 likes in three years (shown below). This is the earliest known example of the meme.

Spread

On September 12th, 2020, Instagram^[2] user rat.mans.memes posted a Shawty's Like a Melody version of the meme, garnering around 35 likes in three years (shown below, left). On September 14th, Twitter^[3] user @sandavidcito posted a version of the meme that gained over 130,000 likes in three years (shown below, right).

The format became increasingly popular throughout the 2020s on sites including Reddit, Instagram and Facebook. On June 9th, 2021 Redditor frankieeei posted a version of the meme to /r/ShitPostCrusaders,^[4] garnering over 6,600 upvotes in two years. On August 2nd, Redditor fergiboi123 posted a version to /r/okbuddyretard^[5] that gained over 1,100 upvotes in two years (shown below).

On March 11th, 2022, Instagram^[6] user grapejuiceboys reposted a meme possibly originally by Instagram^[7] user @lotmart but seemingly deleted referencing the fuck it we ball meme, garnering over 85,000 likes in a year (shown below, left). On May 1st, 2023, Facebook^[8] page Trad West posted a version of the meme using the Chad vs. Virgin characters that gained over 5,100 reactions and 470 shares in two weeks (shown below, right).