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You Didn't Think There Was a Bubble refers to a catchphrase and caption meme format based on an image of the character Mark Baum, portrayed by actor Steve Carell, from the 2015 film The Big Short. The reaction image has been used together with captions about various seemingly overinflated and overly popular things, building a humorous analogy with overinflated financial markets. Additionally, a subformat known as It's the Bottom. Buy Everything, based on another image of the same character, also saw spread.

Origin

The 2015 biographical financial comedy-drama film The Big Short follows a group of hedge fund managers and financial experts as they uncover a major housing bubble in the United States economy.

On September 22nd, 2015, the official trailer for The Big Short premiered.[1] In the trailer, Steve Carell's character Mark Baum, based on American investor Steven Eisman, calls out American banks on fraud (1:42 mark, shown below).

- It's fueled by stupidity
- But that's not stupidity, it's fraud.

In the full film, a different shot of Carell is used.

On July 21st, 2023, X[2] / Twitter user @Nugjokes posted a still image of Carell from the scene with the caption, “Bottle girls are getting jobs as Real Estate agents and you didn’t think there was a bubble?” The post (shown below) garnered over 370 reposts and 4,700 likes in nine months.

Nugs @Nugjokes "Bottle girls are getting jobs as Real Estate agents and you didn't think there was a bubble?" Last edited 11:42 AM Jul 21, 2023 200.9K Views •

Spread

Later on July 21st, 2023, X[3] user @MogTheUrbanite posted a Lookism meme based on the format that received over 529,000 views prior to the account going private (shown below).

EnochPowell @MogTheUrbanite "Hard 5s are expecting a man making six figures and you didn't think there was a bubble?" 4:49 PM Jul 21, 2023 · 529.6K Views

The format saw further spread on X / Twitter in the following month. For example, on August 1st, 2023, X[4] user @DagoSupremacy posted a meme that gained over 630 likes in eight months (shown below, left). On August 15th, Redditor crayon001 posted a meme about NPC Streaming that garnered over 110 upvotes in /r/IndianStockMarket[5] eight months.

D--- Supremacy @DagoSupremacy "Late 30s divorcée sixes were trying to get their own army of simps and you didn't think there was a bubble?” 6:13 AM ⚫ Aug 1, 2023 26.8K Views
"People are donating thousands of dollars to Tik Tok streamers for saying 'ice cream so good' and you don't think there's a bubble?"

It's the Bottom, Buy Everything

Starting on December 18th, 2023, It's the Bottom, Buy Everything, a similar meme format based on the same character gained minor spread. On that day, X[6] user @Jetskigrizzly posted the earliest found meme based on the format that received over 930 reposts and 17,000 likes in five months (shown below).

Jetski Grizzly @Jetskigrizzly "H-------- A CLEAN CUT WHITE GUY JUST DELIVERED MY UBER EATS. ITS THE BOTTOM. BUY EVERYTHING" 4:44 PM - Dec 18, 2023 1.7M Views

Michael Burry Reaction

Michael Burry Reaction, also known as Christian Bale Staring at a Computer Screen, refers to a reaction image of American investor Michael Burry, portrayed by actor Christian Bale in the 2015 film The Big Short, staring at a computer screen with an expression of concerned disbelief. In the original scene, Burry realizes that the United States housing market is in a bubble. In 2025, the image gained popularity as a reaction, used to react to outlandish business and stock market news, such as DoorDash installment payments.

Wæs 0 @watchingspirals unusual_whales @unusual_whales · Mar 20 DoorDash, $DASH, and Klarna have signed a deal where customers can choose to pay for food deliveries in interest-free installments 8:34 PM · Mar 20, 2025 2.1M Views

Various Examples

hersch @tittyrespecter Hard 9s were dating NFT trading involuntary celibates and you didn't think there was a bubble? 6:58 PM • Aug 19, 2023 19K Views ...
Poe's Law, Esq: Poe's Lawyer @dyingscribe Accounts on Twitter with 500k followers that barely get more than 5 likes per tweet and you didn't think there was a bubble? . 3:36 PM - Aug 9, 2023 13.5K Views ...
Nugs @Nugjokes "Users are getting paid 5k a month to Tweet and you didn't think there was a bubble?” Last edited 1:32 PM Aug 8, 2023 · 4,749 Views . .

georgia @cinnamonhoney "product managers were sending sylvanian families tiktoks and you didn't think there was a bubble?" 6:27 PM - Apr 11, 2024 8,749 Views ...
Hayden Tallman @TallmanCapital “1 out of every 3 women you see on Hinge is a realtor and you didn't think there was a bubble?" 8:11 PM · Jul 31, 2023 2,334 Views ...
Joe Consorti @JoeConsorti. 14h Just met a 22-year-old cop at a bar. He owns 3 AirBnBs in a remote part of Massachusetts that he financed with adjustable-rate mortgages at 2.75% in 2021. He only put 3% down. It is worse than you may think, folks. HEY, THERE'S A BUBBLE

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About

You Didn't Think There Was a Bubble refers to a catchphrase and caption meme format based on an image of the character Mark Baum, portrayed by actor Steve Carell, from the 2015 film The Big Short. The reaction image has been used together with captions about various seemingly overinflated and overly popular things, building a humorous analogy with overinflated financial markets. Additionally, a subformat known as It's the Bottom. Buy Everything, based on another image of the same character, also saw spread.

Origin

The 2015 biographical financial comedy-drama film The Big Short follows a group of hedge fund managers and financial experts as they uncover a major housing bubble in the United States economy.

On September 22nd, 2015, the official trailer for The Big Short premiered.[1] In the trailer, Steve Carell's character Mark Baum, based on American investor Steven Eisman, calls out American banks on fraud (1:42 mark, shown below).


- It's fueled by stupidity
- But that's not stupidity, it's fraud.

In the full film, a different shot of Carell is used.

On July 21st, 2023, X[2] / Twitter user @Nugjokes posted a still image of Carell from the scene with the caption, “Bottle girls are getting jobs as Real Estate agents and you didn’t think there was a bubble?” The post (shown below) garnered over 370 reposts and 4,700 likes in nine months.


Nugs @Nugjokes "Bottle girls are getting jobs as Real Estate agents and you didn't think there was a bubble?" Last edited 11:42 AM Jul 21, 2023 200.9K Views •

Spread

Later on July 21st, 2023, X[3] user @MogTheUrbanite posted a Lookism meme based on the format that received over 529,000 views prior to the account going private (shown below).


EnochPowell @MogTheUrbanite "Hard 5s are expecting a man making six figures and you didn't think there was a bubble?" 4:49 PM Jul 21, 2023 · 529.6K Views

The format saw further spread on X / Twitter in the following month. For example, on August 1st, 2023, X[4] user @DagoSupremacy posted a meme that gained over 630 likes in eight months (shown below, left). On August 15th, Redditor crayon001 posted a meme about NPC Streaming that garnered over 110 upvotes in /r/IndianStockMarket[5] eight months.


D--- Supremacy @DagoSupremacy "Late 30s divorcée sixes were trying to get their own army of simps and you didn't think there was a bubble?” 6:13 AM ⚫ Aug 1, 2023 26.8K Views "People are donating thousands of dollars to Tik Tok streamers for saying 'ice cream so good' and you don't think there's a bubble?"

It's the Bottom, Buy Everything

Starting on December 18th, 2023, It's the Bottom, Buy Everything, a similar meme format based on the same character gained minor spread. On that day, X[6] user @Jetskigrizzly posted the earliest found meme based on the format that received over 930 reposts and 17,000 likes in five months (shown below).


Jetski Grizzly @Jetskigrizzly "H-------- A CLEAN CUT WHITE GUY JUST DELIVERED MY UBER EATS. ITS THE BOTTOM. BUY EVERYTHING" 4:44 PM - Dec 18, 2023 1.7M Views

Michael Burry Reaction

Michael Burry Reaction, also known as Christian Bale Staring at a Computer Screen, refers to a reaction image of American investor Michael Burry, portrayed by actor Christian Bale in the 2015 film The Big Short, staring at a computer screen with an expression of concerned disbelief. In the original scene, Burry realizes that the United States housing market is in a bubble. In 2025, the image gained popularity as a reaction, used to react to outlandish business and stock market news, such as DoorDash installment payments.


Wæs 0 @watchingspirals unusual_whales @unusual_whales · Mar 20 DoorDash, $DASH, and Klarna have signed a deal where customers can choose to pay for food deliveries in interest-free installments 8:34 PM · Mar 20, 2025 2.1M Views

Various Examples


hersch @tittyrespecter Hard 9s were dating NFT trading involuntary celibates and you didn't think there was a bubble? 6:58 PM • Aug 19, 2023 19K Views ... Poe's Law, Esq: Poe's Lawyer @dyingscribe Accounts on Twitter with 500k followers that barely get more than 5 likes per tweet and you didn't think there was a bubble? . 3:36 PM - Aug 9, 2023 13.5K Views ... Nugs @Nugjokes "Users are getting paid 5k a month to Tweet and you didn't think there was a bubble?” Last edited 1:32 PM Aug 8, 2023 · 4,749 Views . .
georgia @cinnamonhoney "product managers were sending sylvanian families tiktoks and you didn't think there was a bubble?" 6:27 PM - Apr 11, 2024 8,749 Views ... Hayden Tallman @TallmanCapital “1 out of every 3 women you see on Hinge is a realtor and you didn't think there was a bubble?" 8:11 PM · Jul 31, 2023 2,334 Views ... Joe Consorti @JoeConsorti. 14h Just met a 22-year-old cop at a bar. He owns 3 AirBnBs in a remote part of Massachusetts that he financed with adjustable-rate mortgages at 2.75% in 2021. He only put 3% down. It is worse than you may think, folks. HEY, THERE'S A BUBBLE

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