This Folder Is Empty

This Folder Is Empty

Updated Nov 14, 2017 at 02:55PM EST by Matt.

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About

This Folder Is Empty refers to a series of parody system directory ending with an empty folder that comments on the one directly preceding it.

Origin

On July 21st, 2015, Twitter [1] user @kingmaIik made a text-based file directory that ends with a folder of number one singles by rapper Nicki Minaj being empty. The post (shown below) is the earliest known instance of the meme.


Documents L Music Number one singles Nicki Minai L ! This folder is empty

Spread

Shortly after this initial tweet was made, more users began using the format (shown below).


Documents LEnglish Football Premier League L CM's better than Catts L ! This folder is empty Documents LSergio Busquets L His Football Talent LA This folder is empty Documents L Katy Perry LTalent L This folder is empty

On August 31st, 2017, the chain restaurant Denny's tweeted[3] a variation of the meme with the the heart's of bad tippers folder being empy. The post (shown below) received more than 4,400 retweets and 16,000 likes in three months.


Denny's @DennysDiner Denny's people Lnon-tippers L heart LA this folder is empty

However, some reacted negatively the Denny's use of the form. People on Twitter responded to their post with parodies of fast food chain, calling to attention some negative aspects of the restaurant, particularly their stance on raising employees' wages. Twitter user and journalist Jordan Uhl tweeted that "Livable Wage" folder was empty, garnering more than 10,000 retweets and 39,000 likes in three months. Others responded in a similar fashion (shown below, center and right).

Later that week, BuzzFeed [5] and Mashable[6]


Denny's L . Servers Livable Wage L This folder is empty blaming customers for low wage Ldennys spine Lthis folder is empty restaurants restaurants that pay new hires $13/hr to start L -in-n-out L100 in-n-out is the best place to work

On November 7th, Facebook [2] user officialliquidmemes posted a variation that shows Lil Pump's "bad songs" folder as empty. The post (shown below) received more than 2,100 reactions and 200 shares.

The following week, November 14th, Redditor [7] PaulTheCarman posted the meme in the /r/MemeEconomy subreddit, where it received more than 1,200 points (29% upvoted).


Computer L Music L Lil Pump Mali Bad Songs This folder is empty

Various Examples


Computer (D:) し World History L Political Systems Successful Communist Governments A This folder is empty Computer (D) L Music L( Kendrick Lamar Bad Songs This folder is empty Communism L。 Soviet Union Minority groups in the Soviet Union Ukrainians This folder is empty
Computer Books Books about anarchism Valid criticisms of anarchism A This folder is empty! Computer Political theories L03 Communism Food This folder is empty Computer Lo (D) Collectivization Grain hoarders Kulaks who deserved less This folder is empty


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