In scrolling through social media, you've likely stumbled across a few posts that take themselves a bit too seriously. These sorts of posts like to tackle philosophical concepts that are apparently so complex that the creators can't figure out what they're about. But these images have become commonplace online, particularly among young social media users who think they're really making a difference by posting these. Really, though, all they're doing is amusing the rest of us to no end.

The thing about these posts is they're quite cringeworthy, and it's seriously embarrassing that people posted these with genuine intentions. One day, the creators of these images will look back at these and feel like they've socially devastated themselves by putting these out there. Maybe they'll even get roasted for their posts by the time they make it to high school, when most people have aged out of this way of fake-deep thinking. Here are some of our favorite posts that someone thought were deep and meaningful, but just… aren't at all.