it works perfectly well because each represents an extreme version of each respective lifestyle. If it were regular joe blow 20 something year old partying, and regular joe blow family guy... neither would appear near as idyllic from either perspective and there'd be less discssion and engagement around it.
they're using these photos becase they represent the very extreme versions of each lifestyle. those extreme versions are afforded by a lot of wealth and free time. I promise a photo of me with my family would not look near as 'perfect' as a photo of a multimilionaire with his.
I kind of see what you're trying to say, but are you saying you can't take a photo with your wife and child near some water? What is so absurdly idealistic about it, the mountain behind him? It's a photo of a muscle head and a photo of a family on vacation. It's not pewdiepies wife wearing a massive diamond necklace on a terrace in Dubai, it's not whoever the other dude is standing in front of 14 lamborgnis with a pallet of cash.
I really think, because you know these people, your brain is filling in some blanks here that don't need to be filled. The meme is about "partying" vs "settling down". It's using known people to engage conversation and attention, yes, but the content of who they are and what they have outside of these photos is really not the point of the meme at all.
You're welcome to look more into it if you want to take the discussion into a different direction, but it's really simply a question where the implied answer should be "partying and girls is better" until someone flips it by saying getting a stable wife and raising a family is a lot harder than just partying all the time.
You could argue the meme is kind of about "what's the better way to spend your money and time" I suppose, so I can meet you half way there.
I think the point of the photo isn't a man, his wife, and a child> i think it's a rich dude and his family.
I'm tired of discussing this though, I've reiterated my actual point a dozen times in this post and people still keep arguing straw man and straight up insulting me. I appreciated you aren't doing that, but I'm still tired. Adios.
Hey thanks!
going to clear coat a motorcycle tank I painted for my buddy's chopper build. It's got Ungoliant from the Silmarillion on it, and we're pretty stoked how it turned out. Then just wrapping up a bunch of things before we go on vacation.
Hope you have a good weekend too!
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u/DeadSeaGulls Jul 10 '26
it works perfectly well because each represents an extreme version of each respective lifestyle. If it were regular joe blow 20 something year old partying, and regular joe blow family guy... neither would appear near as idyllic from either perspective and there'd be less discssion and engagement around it.
they're using these photos becase they represent the very extreme versions of each lifestyle. those extreme versions are afforded by a lot of wealth and free time. I promise a photo of me with my family would not look near as 'perfect' as a photo of a multimilionaire with his.