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Know Your Fucking Place, Trash refers to a memorable scene from a video by YouTuber Filthy Frank. Online, still images from the video have been used as macros and exploitables.

Origin

On April 5th, 2016, YouTuber Filthy Frank uploaded video titled "LOSER READS HATER COMMENTS 4" which gained over 10 million views in three years (shown below).^[1] In one scene of the video, Filthy Frank throws a broken laptop into a trash bin, telling the appliance to know its place.

Shut the fuck up, no one cares about your robot fanfiction. Know your fucking place, trash!

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On April 13th, 2016, YouTube user Itz Trikki uploaded the clipped to the platform, gaining over 179,000 views in three years (shown below, left). On April 28th, 2016, YouTube user xTep reuploaded the clip, with the video receiving over 200,000 views (shown below, right).

On April 24th, 2016, YouTube user Nicholas Putukian uploaded the first known edit of the clip, with the video gaining over 48,000 likes in three years (shown below, left). On April 29th, YouTube user SuperDuperSeb uploaded a similar edit (shown below, right).

On October 12th, 2018, Imgur user OfficialMemeMan posted the first known image meme based on the scene, with the post gaining 41 points and over 2,600 views in eight months (shown below, left).^[2] In the following months, the format saw limited spread, with examples appearing on Instagram and on Reddit (shown below, center and right).^[3][4]

On May 6th, 2019, Reddit user aprilfools911 posted a meme based on the format to /r/dankmemes subreddit, with the post gaining over 44,800 upvotes in four weeks (shown below).^[5]

In the following weeks, the format gained significant popularity on Reddit, with notable examples appearing in /r/dankmemes,^[6] /r/csgo^[7] and other subreddits.

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