I Care + I Asked + Smile About It
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About
I Care + I Asked + Smile About It is a catchphrase and copypasta that acts as the opposite of the L + Ratio phrasal template, typically used as a wholesome and uplifting alternative to the meme. The phrase was initially used in January 2022 and first applied to a meme on iFunny that February, gaining viral spread over the following months as users applied the caption to other images.
Origin
On January 18th, 2022, Twitter[1] user @AquaDrinksWater posted a long-form parody of the "L + Ratio" phrasal template written to be positive rather than negative, garnering around 3 likes in a year. This is the earliest known example of a version of the copypasta. On February 14th, 2022, iFunny[2] user Raccoozs posted a smiling GigaChad meme captioned with a long-form parody of the "L + Ratio" phrasal template written to be positive rather than negative, garnering over 600 smiles in a year (shown below). This is the earliest known meme to use the phrase.
I care + I asked + smile about it + stay glad + W + mald seethe cope less + not basic + skill + rational + you fell up + no audacity + triggeredn't + you got a life + ok :) + not cringe + touched grass ✓ + based + funny + laughed + grammar good + you're good + not reported + GG
Spread
The catchphrase spread over the following months, largely through image macros where it is applied to new characters. For example, on June 3rd, 2022, Twitter[3] user @AmongUsGame posted an Among Us version of the meme that garnered over 15,900 likes in a year (shown below).
On August 12th, Tumblr[4] user steven-scribbleverse posted a version of the meme referencing Steven Universe that garnered over 1,000 notes in 10 months (shown below, left). On April 7th, 2023, Twitter[5] user @elyvtra_ posted an Omori meme using the phrase that gained over 1,100 likes in two months (shown below, right).
Various Examples
