Withered Wojak
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Withered Wojak, also known as Void Wojak and Depressed Wojak, refers to a black and white hatched Wojak, distinguished by the character's eyes being completely obscured by shade. Starting in April 2018, the image has been used online to convey feelings of sadness, dejection and hopelessness.
Origin
On April 10th, 2018, an anonymous 4chan user posted the earliest found image of a hatched Wojak with his eyes obscured by shade to /lit/ board (post and image shown below).[1]
![Anonymous Wed Apr 11 02:29:30 2018 No.10984007 View] File: 71 KB, 482x427, IMG_4241.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] [report] >tfw ugly as sin tfw haven't had a friend in 10 years >tfw no gf tfw peaked at 8 years old Any books for this feel? I've read No Longer Human and Notes. No Longer Human guy had similar feels but he was model tier and fairly sociable. Notes was also kinda relatable. Rodya from C&P was also kinda relatable in that he isolated himself from everyone and became a failure. I've been told I should read Oblomov. What else would you rec for these feels? I don't think I've read any books with ugly characters, or at least their ugliness being an important trait](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/623/448/d90.jpg "/lit/ Thread #10984007")
Spread
In the following days, the image was reused by users on /lit/, /r9k/, /b/, /biz/ and other boards (post examples shown below).[2][3][4]
![Anonymous Wed Apr 11 10:31:25 2018 No. 1 0985720 File: 71 KB, 482x427, IMG_4241.jpg [View same] [igdb] [saucenao] [google] [report] Quoted by: >>10988837>>10989003>>11007463 Complete irredeemable loser in high school >completely reinvented himself and became a socially outgoing successful athletic Chad in college Is it that easy to reinvent yourself? >tfw thought college would be different from highscool tfw it's my senior year and I'm still the same loser I always was F---](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/623/449/e16.jpg "/lit/ Post #10985720")
![Anonymous Wed Jun 13 01:02:58 2018 No.9860550 [View] File: 58 KB, 482x427, 1524437647449.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] [report] wagecucking never stops bosses are carrotsticking me with the promise of a long term contract "BUT YOU SHOULD BE MORE PROACTIVE ANON" can't find any motivation can't even find the strength to fight back and get angry i haven't felt the rush of life in years >all dreams and project now feel like useless to try any shadow of self-esteem is gone i don't even recognize myself the only twitch of excitement i felt lately was getting into crypto only to basically get tangled in the bear market intrusive suicidal thoughts wat do](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/623/452/370.jpg "/biz/ Post #9860550")
![Anonymous Wed May 23 19:50:17 2018 No.9579073 Reply] [Original] [archived.moe] Quoted by: >>9579091957909595790999579160>>9579171 95792299579706 Who /despair/ here? > Anonymous Wed May 23 19:51:17 2018 No.9579091 File: 124 KB, 740x900, darkness.jpg [View same] [iqdb] saucenao] [google] [report] OP](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/623/457/164.jpg "/biz/ Thread #9579073")
Following it's spread on 4chan, the image gained moderate popularity as a reaction image on other platforms, being used to illustrate feelings of gloom and "being dead inside." For example, on July 11th, 2019, YouTube Pokay tweeted the image in response to having to fulfill a promise to make a Creeper Aw Man tattoo (shown below, left).[5] On August 8th, 2019, Twitter user @anomalyxd used the image to react to CS:GO patch notes (shown below, right).[6]
Related Memes
When You're Sad, You Understand the Lyrics
When You're Happy, You Enjoy the Music, When You're Sad, You Understand the Lyrics refers to a series of memes in which lyrics of various songs, usually non-sensical, humorous or upbeat, are paired with an image of Withered Wojak, as if a person listening to them would normally experience feelings of sadness. The image is accompanied by an image macro with the quote. The format gained popularity online in early March 2021.
Various Examples
![Anonymous Sun Apr 22 19:10:02 2018 No.9038748 [View] File: 58 KB, 482x427, 1524362008752.jpg [View same] [iqdb][ 9038733 It's over](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/623/450/d78.jpg "/biz/ Post #9038748")
![[17 /5] Anonymous Sat 28 Apr 2018 07:26:22 View Reply Original Report No.19508212 Quoted By: >>19508228 >>19508410 How does one deal with mortality and the inevitable deaths of your loved ones? Smoked some weed today after a month of not smoking and I got high as f---. As I went through the regular motions of being high in my house, I began to notice how frail my mother is from old age and stress, how old and slow my dogs are, and how fast this year has passed. All of this hit me like a truck and I had to lock myself in my room for the rest of the day. I used to be that edgelord who wasn't afraid of death because "life 79KIB, 482x427, 1523481933017. png View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO has no meaning" and all that jazz, but now I'm terrified wat do?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/623/455/062.jpg "/adv/ Post #19508212")
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External References
[1] 4chan – /lit/ Thread #10984007
[2] 4chan – /lit/ Post #1098572
[3] 4chan – /r9k/ Post #44589350
[4] 4chan – /b/ Post #765748973
[5] Twitter – @Pokay__'s Tweet
[6] Twitter – @anomalyxd's Tweet
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