How I Found Out / Man Getting Shocked By Own Thought

About

How I Found Out, also known as Man Getting Shocked By Own Thought, refers to a comic strip template posted on Twitter about a person getting surprised by a thought they had after understanding something. The cartoon went viral in June 2023, inspiring redraw memes on social media to express situations like realizing one's sexuality, dealing with anxiety and more.

Origin

On June 3rd, 2023, Twitter^[1] user @Mhuyo posted a comic strip about the moment she realized she is bisexual. The post, titled "How I found out," garnered 213,000 likes and 24,800 retweets in one week (seen below).

Spread

The tweet gained virality in a few hours, and followers asked the creator for more versions of the comic strip featuring other LGBTQ+ flags. On the same day, the artist @Mhuyo posted a blank template of the comic strip for people to use for memes and redraws on Twitter^[2]. The post (seen below) garnered 101,000 likes and 14,400 likes in one week.

On June 3rd, 2023, Twitter user @CeleCatto^[3] posted a redraw of the comic strip using the Shinji in a Chair meme to comment about depression. The post (seen below, left) garnered 2,550 likes and 282 retweets in ten days. On June 7th, 2023, the Brazilian account for Duo Lingo, @DuolingoBrasil, uploaded a redraw of the comic strip featuring a muscled version of their owl mascot. The post (seen below, right) received 2,251 likes and 110 retweets in one week.

On June 11th, 2023, Twitter^[4] user @tan2w uploaded an animated version of the comic strip referencing their obsession with the new movie Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse. The post (seen below) garnered 139,000 likes and 25,200 likes in three days.

me thinking about ATSV 😭 pic.twitter.com/ueFSVDrMzZ

— tt (@tan2w) June 11, 2023

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