Stonks. Deep down, we all know how messy the stock market is. The financial services industry is equal parts forgery, facade, and flabbergastery. But like so many things in society, it’s a scam we all find ourselves participating in, and a thing we all keep pretending matters even as we know it’s not real. As the stonk industry has gotten even more ludicrous in recent years with new additions like cryptocurrencies and NFTs, the need to recognize that ludicrousness and maintain our tenuous grip on reality becomes even more pressing.

Meme Man, arms crossed in a posture of strength with his inscrutable though vaguely happy face turned towards us in three-quarter profile (the posture traditionally used in portraits of generals, presidents, and other powerful people) reassures us. He tells us that it will all be okay. And the affirming upwards arrow that dances past the numbers behind him indicates, for sure, that the situation is well and good. Scroll through these sixteen stonk memes — your return on the investment of your time will be immense!