Swole Doge and Cheems have become one of the main memes of 2020. These Shiba Inu best describe the difference between generations and phenomena: Doge usually symbolizes a great past, while Cheems represents faded modernity. The dogs have already been immortalized in realistic 3D models – they have even been animated. US artist Wellie Chang spent an entire weekend creating copies of Doge and Cheems.
Meme Doge appeared in 2013 and became one of the most popular memes of the 10s. There are many variations of it on the web; one of them is Swole Doge, who appeared on Reddit in July 2019. In mid-May 2020, comparison memes about the pumped-up and crying Doge gained popularity in social networks. As a representative of bygone eras, the first proves his superiority over Cheems, who turns out to be useless for anything. Swole Doge is a Shiba Inu dog with a muscular human body. In memes, he appeared as a strong and confident character. Usually, the muscular Doge is depicted as older than Cheems by a couple of millennia. The memes play up how the predecessors were stronger and had much more power than their followers, who cannot boast of anything.
I considered this meme-worthy of sharing because it shows a fundamental problem of modern society. Many adults find their children unable to cope with the complexities of life. In general, today’s adolescents live easier than their ancestors. However, it is also worth noting here that there is a devaluation of their problems at the same time. Young people are shown to be incapable of anything, and it turns out that modern culture imposes this essentially false statement.