Overthinking? Good. Here are 16 philosophy memes to help you do it better

During family gatherings, the adults often ask intense philosophical "why" questions, which destroys our perception of reality as kids. As much as we hated them back then, the internet has made it possible to condense deep philosophical complexities into memes that provide bigger impacts than your daily caffeine infusion.

Memes function as the philosophical ambassadors of Gen Z while sharing their absurd wisdom with comedic value. If Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Socrates could scroll through this list, they’d probably be equal parts offended and impressed.

Let's scroll through 16 memes that will lead you through laughing and cringing into an existential black hole concerning the meaning of life and the role of Schrödinger’s cat as the internet’s spiritual persona.

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Fine, I’ll do it myself

When you’re the problem and the solution. (Image via Pinterest/ ehsal)

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Vibing with the void

This joke doesn’t matter, but neither does anything else. (Image via Pinterest/ Nancy Lum)

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Philosophy memes

Why read when memes get to the point faster? (Image via Pinterest/ The Philosopher's Shirt)

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Sleep schedule

Descartes didn’t warn us about 3 a.m. thoughts. (Image via Pinterest/ Ashwood Therapy)

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Kant, handle this

Immanuel Kant, but I certainly Kant either. (Image via Pinterest/ isaac)

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Life’s worth living, right?

If I think about it hard enough, it'll all make sense, right? RIGHT?! (Image via Pinterest/ The Philosopher's Shirt)

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Elevating his struggles, literally

Legend says the elevator’s still going up. (Image via Pinterest/ Ecaterina)

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Thinking ≠ existing

Bro thought thinking was the vibe check for existence. (Image via Pinterest/ Beverly T Lipscomb)

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300 years too late

You think you’re onto something new, then find out it’s called Plato’s Theory of Everything. (Image via Pinterest/ BANI !)

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The deep dive into the void

Is this a sign, or am I just overthinking my way into an existential crisis? (Image via Pinterest/ bob esponja)

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The OG know-it-all

When your ignorance is more self-aware than others' knowledge. (Image via Pinterest/ Courtney)

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What even is normal?

Normal is just an illusion created by the unexamined life. (Image via Pinterest/ The Philosopher's Shirt)

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Quantum uncertainty

The cat’s in the box, but like… does it even matter? Existentially speaking? (Image via Pinterest/ Bryanna Rodriguez)

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The philosophy family tree

Generational wisdom, from Socrates to Alexander, and I’m just trying to pass my final exams. (Image via Pinterest/ lele)

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Good news: Life is meaningless

Nietzsche be like: "Good news, you’re free! Bad news, from literally everything, including meaning." (Image via Pinterest/ Yoo yeye)

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You’ll need 500 pages for that

We’ll question everything until we confuse ourselves, and then we’ll be closer to the truth. (Image via Pinterest/ eBaum's World)

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There goes your exploratory journey through stoic-eyed insults that drop metaphysical truths alongside Platonic snark. These 16 philosophical memes about life may leave the universal mysteries unresolved, but they will spark your thinking and humor.