Guilt can ultimately be more productive than the defiance of embracing cringe culture.

The nonstop stimuli of the internet tire us out, bombard us and even hijack our brains with advertising. By posting memes poking fun at our ability to recognize Among Us beans in everything, we finally make light of this phenomenon, finding a moment of joy from the conditions of our year-long cabin fever.

Our memes and jokes do not have to be meaningless and empty. They can generate meaning as much as they can destroy it.