In This Moment I Am Euphoric

In This Moment I Am Euphoric

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About

"In This Moment I am Euphoric" is a quote written by Redditor Aalewis in January of 2013, which became widely mocked as a cringeworthy example of self-important teenage atheist attitudes.

Origin

On January 4th, 2013, Redditor Aalewis submitted a post to the /r/atheism[1] subreddit, which included a quote about his personal experience of being an atheist:

"Just to be clear, I'm not a professional 'quote maker'. I'm just an atheist teenager who greatly values his intelligence and scientific fact over any silly fiction book written 3,500 years ago. This being said, I am open to any and all criticism.

'In this moment, I am euphoric. Not because of any phony god's blessing. But because, I am enlightened by my intelligence.'"

Prior to being archived, the post received over 2,900 down votes, 1,190 up votes and 900 comments.

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The same day, Redditor balderslash submitted a link to Aalewis’ post via /r/cringe[2] subreddit, where it gained more than 3,300 up votes and 650 comments before it was archived. Also on January 4th, 2013, a troll quote image featuring Redditor Aalewis’ quote intentionally misattributed to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson (shown below) was submitted to the /r/atheism[8] subreddit. Prior to being archived, the post gathered upwards of 4,600 up votes and 600 comments.


Neil deGrasse Tyson misattributed quote as AALewis about phony god and self enlightment atheist

On January 27th, Aalewis’ quote appeared on 4chan's /sci/ (Science & Math) board[7], this time, credited to the theoretical physicist Richard Feynman. On March 18th, the “Euphoric Atheist” Tumblr[4] blog was created, which highlights notable photographs and image macros mocking atheist stereotypes, including neckbeards and fedora. On April 16th, Urban Dictionary[6] user zerk1337 submitted an entry for the “euphoric,” which referenced Aalewis' quote:


Urban Dictionary definition of the word Euphoric jokingly attributing AALewis' quote within the definition

On June 4th, a Facebook[3] page titled "In This Moment I am Euphoric" was launched. On July 27th, Body Building Forums[5] member Skeptical_Hippo posted a thread titled "In this moment, I am euphoric," featuring an animated GIF of a rotating fedora hat with the caption "Euphoric" (shown below, left). On September 2nd, Redditor lockjaw900 submitted a post titled "What I imagine a lot of these cringelords reading" to the /r/cringepics[9] subreddit, which featured a mock cover for a satirical magazine titled "Euphoria" (shown below, right).


GIF of a fedora rotating with a space aged background and the word EUPHORIC changing colors to stand out gag magazine cover of EUPHORIC with neckbeard wearing a fedora on the cover and typical cringe articles

Notable Examples


buthurt gamer version of the in this moment i am euphoric meme meme about you being visiting by the enlightenment fedora with request for sharing in the messaging advice animal style meme of woman complaining about atheists being too euphoric
hipster or hassidic jew advice animal style meme of the copypasta in this moment i am euphoric meme of Stalin writing in his diary the in this moment I am euphoric copy pasta Cringe GIF of neckbeard putting on a fedora and nodding in confidence as 8-bit glasses descend upon his eyes

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