Men Used to Go to War meme example.

Men Used to Go to War

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Men Used to Go to War, also Men Used to Hunt Mammoths, refers to a phrasal template prevalent on X / Twitter in which the setup is continued by describing something men are doing today instead of going to war. First popularized by a viral post in July 2022, the format has been used to make jokes and memes about masculinity or lack thereof on the platform since.

Origin

On February 6th, 2022, X[1] / Twitter user @travworldpeace wrote, "men live tweeting euphoria. we used to hunt mammoths." The post, a precursor to "men used to go to war" format, gained over 720 reposts and 4,200 likes in two years (shown below).


trav @travworldpeace men live tweeting euphoria. we used to hunt mammoths. 9:35 PM Feb 6, 2022

On July 31st, X[2] user @httpdenali wrote, "men used to go to war. now they order a vodka cran." The post (shown below) gained over 7,400 reposts and 65,000 likes in two years.


+DENALI+ @httpdenali men used to go to war. now they order a vodka cran 1:01 PM Jul 31, 2022

Spread

On August 7th, 2022, X[3] user @cutemadarchod made a similar post, writing that men now "buy blueberry flavoured vape." The post (shown below) received over 12,000 reposts and 106,000 likes in two years.


÷ mrs solo dolo @cutemadarchod men used to go to war now they buy blueberry flavoured vape 4:00 AM - Aug 7, 2022

Following the post, the phrasal format achieved virality on X / Twitter, with multiple users making jokes based on the format. For example, posts made by X[4][5] users @najpie and @heavenbrat on August 9th and August 11th, received over 3,300 reposts and 29,000 likes, and 24,000 reposts and 199,000 likes, respectively, in two years (shown below, left and right).


Bon Ivermectin @najpie Men used to go to war, now they go off sis 9:32 AM Aug 9, 2022 sarah @heavenbrat men used to go to war now they want to be the little spoon 12:47 AM • Aug 11, 2022

On August 9th, 2022, BuzzFeed[6] posted a collection of "Men Used to Go War" memes.

The format, along with the "men used to hunt mammoths" setup, maintained a presence on X / Twitter in 2023 and 2024, typically being used to make jokes about masculinity, often ironically.

Various Examples


مینو @yourfavjonobi men used to go to war now they watch Andrew Tate on tiktok • 8:22 AM ⚫ Aug 10, 2022 Jake @JustJake Men used to go to war and now they sell b2b SaaS 3:00 PM Sep 26, 2022 Fe Daniel @growing_daniel Just saw a guy make a strained face while tearing a croissant in half. Men used to go to war 3:41 PM Oct 16, 2022 •
Tiffany Fong ✔ @TiffanyFong men used to go to war. now their balls are filled with microplastics. • 9:23 PM ⚫ May 20, 2024 1M Views nik @702nik we used to hunt mammoths now our men are calling girls mommy on twitter 10:03 AM Feb 10, 2022 • Molly ✔ @FSUmollz Men used to go to war and now they post weekend photo dumps on Instagram 8:46 PM ⚫ Aug 7, 2022 from Atlanta, GA

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