Wojak — also known as “Feels Guy” — first appeared on the Polish imageboard Vichan around 2010. He was a crude bald figure with an expression of weary sadness, paired with the caption “I know that feel, bro.” He spread to 4chan and became the universal shorthand for empathy in internet culture.
Over the years, Wojak mutated. Doomer Wojak wore a beanie and smoked alone. Bloomer Wojak was optimistic and smiling. NPC Wojak was a gray-skinned drone. The “two-sided Wojak” showed a smug bull on one side and a crying bear on the other — the official emoji of crypto Twitter. Wojak became the meme that could express every emotion humans felt about markets, politics, and existence itself.
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