About
Why I’m Antisocial is an exploitable image that compares the interests of a person hanging out by themselves to the interests of the group hanging out together. The image is normally paired with cringe and special snowflake behavior, or replaced with a sequitur image for a humorous or absurd effect.
Origin
Although the original site where the picture was first uploaded is unknown, the earliest instance of the meme was uploaded on 9gag[1] sometime shortly before September 2nd, 2013. The webcomic-style drawing featured a comparison between the artist and the people around her.
Spread
The original image was uploaded to subReddit r/CringePics[2] on February 14th, 2014, garnering 232 upvotes.
On July 1, 2014, a variation of the exploitable was posted on subReddit r/lewronggeneration], where it received 833 upvotes. The next day, users created the subreddit r/whyimantisocia[4] to host all variants of this image. As of April 2nd, 2015, the subReddit has 639 subscribers.
Notable Examples
Search Interest
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External References
[1]9Gag – Why I’m antisocial
[2]Reddit – Why I’m antisocial
[3]Reddit – Why I’m Antisocial [FIXED]
[4]Reddit – r/WhyImAntisocial