20 Memes That Ruined People's Lives

[@WatchMojo]

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[@B-Mofrom618]

13:45 Micheal Cera?!? That’s Neil Patrick Harris u dingus’s! So much for research…

[@roxannareneerantz638]

MOJO, you're one of my favorite sources of info... but the name Michael Sera was given with a photo of Neil Patrick Harris.

[@jskelly1979]

@@roxannareneerantz638 the comment above spelled it for you and you still got it wrong, I'm disappointed in you!

[@cindycaldwell-ly4vg]

@@B-Mofrom618 Came here to say the same thing! Doesn’t know the difference between Michael Cera & NPH‼️🤦‍♀️

[@Kurt_Philanderer]

Mistaking Neil Patrick Harris for Michael Cera, someone's gonna have to make a meme out of that. 😂

[@dietotaku]

i think they said michael cera *and* HIMYM (specifically NPH's character). they just didn't use footage of michael cera's spoof.

[@chucky110]

Well that is stupid of them. Though it is Watchmojo

[@Newpac1]

Broooo, when he said it I was like “uuummm, definitely Neil Patrick Harris.”😭🤣

[@lizardog]

@@chucky110 You're watching though, ain'tcha?

[@chucky110]

@@lizardog Well clearly

[@showmethem5ney]

Most of these weren’t even memes, just highlighted cyber bullying 😂

[@johnnytimestamp8224]

Thanks for saving me 20 minutes Bye

[@tthekingj9128]

That’s what memes are sometimes that’s the crazy part

[@amandacasi2988]

Right? I was trying to find the memes

[@gertpacu3926]

4:53 she's so stressed that she has drawings of her meme in the background.. Sure you are hun.

[@osprey305]

Yeah a bit misleading

[@JasonKAls]

Man, I'll be honest. The meme about the Asian female model being sued for not birthing "good looking" kids was something I thought was true also. You gotta be careful what you read, people. And BTW, WTF is up with all the death threats for doing something silly or looking a certain way?! This world is nuts.

[@penumbrazewolf]

jealousy. Boredom. Insecurity. They're hurt inside. That's all I can think of. Nonetheless, inexcusable.

[@Samew0001]

I don't understand why anyone sends death threats to anyone. What kind of person has that much hate in their heart to send such disgusting things to another person.

[@saveThe90s88]

​@@penumbrazewolfembrassed to see him/her succeed. But mostly jealous. But they ain't messing out. Fame doesn't last long.

[@LathropLdST]

​@@Samew0001someone that doesn't enjoy people.

[@lizardog]

@@Samew0001 Mostly bitter cowards seething in the dark.

[@8rickey]

That was Neil Patrick Harris not Michael Cera.

[@dhass1776]

Watchmojo must think all white people look alike

[@JUVI9596]

Neil Patrick Cera

[@TH3B0N3Y4RD]

Michael Patrick Harris

[@LJ808]

Neil Michael Harris

[@Samew0001]

Ik how does watchmojo not know who either of them are to be able to recognize them?

[@seanchan4478]

Why does it always escalate into death threats?

[@Jamietheroadrunner]

Because people are evil when they think no one is watching

[@Frizzzzzzttv]

imagine a meme of you making a pbj goes viral and your told to kys by random people. shits wild XD

[@martindavis6472]

Maybe because wishing people health and prosperity is so much responsibility.

[@lemnlime66]

B/c they're too stupid to come up with a good sarcastic zinger instead

[@TayMatty13]

I will never in my life understand how people get to that in their minds!!!

[@benjaminmurray455]

I seriously cannot for the life of me fathom why someone would send someone death threats over the internet!! Some people seriously sucks 🤨😒

[@lemnlime66]

Uh, b/c it's the internet and ppl are dicks on it? Duh

[@williamcosbyIII]

@benjaminmurray455 Especially to some kid that worked at Target.. Unless your Alex from Wal-Mart leave the damn kid alone!

[@benjaminmurray455]

@@williamcosbyIII Exactly 💯😎

[@Tchika]

The story with Drachenlord is actually a lot deeper than just a meme. He provoked people to hate him by saying the most obnoxious things online, which led to many, even daily police operations and then trials.

[@KingTiger97]

don't forget the Hamster and his Horse.

[@Tchika]

@@KingTiger97 oh god yes. god I hate him!

[@BruceLeroyUK]

​@@KingTiger97I am not even gonna ask

[@daniellemullen5035]

I blame most problems in society on immaturity. Some people are so emotionally hollow and insecure, they feel they need to have control over others by behaving in ways that make their victims feel degraded and terrified. It’s a very babyish perspective, but some human beings are that unbelievably immature. I’m thankful for the way some social media platforms have stepped in to initiate policies that block harassers and bullies from being rewarded. The rules may not be perfect, but it’s a step better than taking none.

[@KyleJustRuns]

Censorship isn’t the answer. It’s a temporary bandage that is going to make ordinary citizens rise up once these companies start banning more and more people (inevitably for lesser and lesser infractions). Looking to any crumbled civilization and you will almost always find censorship to be an early part of this crumbling. I don’t disagree that immaturity is a serious issue leading to crime. However, immaturity is a symptom, just as censorship is. Lack of education, historical racism in America (leading to forced segregation and even worse education, resources, and jobs for those segregated into these communities now too poor to fight back despite being “free” to leave), and a political system hellbent on dividing the populace are clearly the major contributing factors to criminality, at the very foundation. Immaturity sprouts when young kids who attend dilapidated schools, get racially profiled if they leave their neighborhoods, have no father figures to help them learn to handle themselves in the world (mothers could do this but single moms work constantly to provide basic necessities, leaving little time to teach kids higher-order things like how to operate effectively in this world) grow up and realize that they have no help. Where do you turn when it seems the entire world gives no fucks about you? You do whatever you can to survive, losing humanity but by bit. Couple in some “Karen” encounters and other unpleasant social experiences, and you have nearly every major variable found present in serious, adult criminal offenders. Also, you can’t forget that mental illness is also a major factor in the most serious crimes. Like it or not, the majority of the most serious crimes involved seriously mentally ill perpetrators. Often paranoid schizophrenia or psychopathy/sociopathy (although the vast majority of those with these three conditions never commit any serious crimes/violence). Just picture being born without the capacity to feel empathy for others. Your brain literally cannot do it. That’s psychopathy. They are often highly successful people but have few friends given they only know how to manipulate for their own gain. Why be genuinely nice when you can’t actually care about them? Point is, there’s lots of reasons this kind of shit happens. Most of these issues can be boiled down to much larger structural, social, and cultural issues rather than individual-level factors like level of immaturity. Yes, we find these kinds of factors often in criminals, but the more important question is “why?”. Why would immaturity lead to criminality in some people and not others? Why would psychopathy lead to criminality in some but not others? It’s primarily the reasons I listed at the beginning of this novel. Sorry, this is what I do for a living so educating using the knowledge of criminality I have gained through years upon years of scientific study of criminals, criminality, and bias in the legal system. The more ya know 🤷‍♂️. Now that you know what the science tells us thus far, you can educate others 😁. One more thing: this is more my personal thoughts but I would argue social media, for all the good it’s done, has contributed heavily to further destroying education in the U.S. Kids are more concerned with likes, points, and positive feedback for validation of their behavior than thinking through their actions and behaviors to figure out why they do what they do. I was the last generation to not have a smartphone (got a Razr at like 17) as a teen and, funnily enough, the last generation to seemingly rely on logic to find my way through life. Now, kids look up anything and everything. No need for using their own brain, trial and error, or genuine curiosity to figure things out. Nope, now you just look it up, and whatever answer you hope is correct can be validated in less than 5 minutes by a seemingly credible source. It’s a terrifying way to live and I am terrified of how far this is going to go.

[@lizardog]

That was very well put.

[@CudaNick]

"German angry kid" should've been there. Dude's life got actually ruined by that. He's recently starting to recover though

[@CatBehaviourPhD]

What's the story behind it? Sorry, I'm glad he's doing better now tho

[@fevkaladeninfevki]

​@@CatBehaviourPhD it was a sketch, a character and not a real burst.he had a channel full of such videos.

[@themr_wilson]

It all changed when Harambe was killed. It even changed Neil Patrick Harris into Michael Cera

[@RandomThoughtsMK]

How are you not gonna mention that Techno Viking also punked a bully in that video?! Dude was like a comic book character.

[@Jonnytjat]

Ahh yes! Who could forget Michael Cera in that classic show "How I Forgot Your Aunt"

[@zoyadulzura7490]

The more I think about it, the more I want that to be real.

[@COMPFUNK2]

If Jenni from Jennicam had an affair, how did the meme ruin _her_ life? If anything, she ruined someone else’s.

[@Daniel-nn8mr]

That poor kid with down syndrome. I hate it when people shit on people with disabilities, they're real normal people.

[@persephonewolf]

Some of the loveliest people too.

[@SidAlienTV]

Calm down, bro. It´s just humor.

[@zoyadulzura7490]

@@SidAlienTV It's not funny unless the subject of the joke is in on it, too, if it doesn't involve "punching up".

[@kraigowaffles2110]

But in all fairness, Hide the pain Harold has a smile that says "Dear God, I hope the police don't find all those orphan bones in the crawlspace under my house."

[@circleancopan7748]

Harambe's fate was sealed because a certain mother didn't take notice of her child too tightly enough. Blaming her for the death of a gorilla was bad enough. But bullying her for that, nah, that's gross.

[@kingcole1012]

Ah yes I remember when Michael Cera was in how I met your mother

[@psyphi407]

Looking forward to Watchmojos' top 20 Watchmojo uploads that have nothing to do with the title.

[@jjerg]

13:51 That's not Michael Cera. It's Doogie Hauser. 😂😂😂

[@BOSSMOSS21]

I really don't understand why any of these people received death threats.

[@jjerg]

More proof social media makes the world lifelong junior high school.

[@mrne1988]

I am surprised that there was not "Angry German Kid" among this people. His story is very similar to "Star wars kid". He had to leave school because of that video.

[@bernardomello842]

The Hide the Pain old man made A LOT of money doing ads Internationally. How exactly did it ruin his life?!?!

[@RadekCrazy1]

He was also glad that he become a meme and is living a good life. He only hated some dirty jokes that were created using his photos that is all

[@bernardomello842]

@@RadekCrazy1 exactly. How was his life ruined?

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

I went to high school and was friends with Blake Boston. He’s a pretty chill dude

[@aliceDarts]

Maybe back then... but people change after they leave high school.

[@mattalan6618]

@@aliceDartsi never did

[@Carlanga3533]

Laina is wonderful, her videos about mental health are very helpful, I wish her a happy life.

[@jasonhurst4332]

Passed away from a heart attack...well that escalated quickly

[@truepickle4956]

I mean, after the HArambe inncident, everything from there went down hill, and I REALLY HIGHLY doubt she kept a sharp eye on her kid. Wouldn't happen if she did keep a sharp eye on him. And Harambe was defending the kid from the other Gorilla's rather than attacking the kid, if he attacked the kid, kid would've died the moment he fell in.

[@ijustdidahugeshit]

Are you scared of me??

[@maryseflore7028]

Still, the decision to kill Harambe was not the mother's, so it's stupid to blame her for it.

[@truepickle4956]

Not really, she obviously didn't pay attention to her child, if she knew her kid was like that, should've had him in a harnas.

[@ijustdidahugeshit]

@@truepickle4956 I am a qualified lesbian too

[@truepickle4956]

Wow, cool, just one problem... nobody asked, or cares.

[@wojtek1765]

Loved these type of videos

[@zukostryder]

You shouldn't have pets if you're gone be like that 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

[@ingolf82]

some are these are so fun, like star wars kid. I don't get why people would threaten them. While it's always wrong to threaten people some of these are just baffling

[@SoUnDMaN831]

At the 13:00 mark, how can you confuse Neil Patrick Harris with Michael Cera.

[@PapiCito]

Lol I was going to say the same thing

[@JustMe-ub9yo]

At least spell his name right if you're going to critique someone else.

[@bobthedopeman7327]

Who is that dumb lol. On a pop culture channel nonetheless

[@SoUnDMaN831]

@@JustMe-ub9yothere you go! Edited.

[@Halzel]

@@SoUnDMaN831 - ... that was such a simple way to take away JustMe-ub9yo's 'score' and turn it into them looking petty. Kudos!

[@DUBEE43]

That's the nature of the beast of social media, stay off it

[@kershabeaver3312]

Limit the usage.

[@CashelOConnolly]

You’re on it now😂 you can comment on posts,others can reply so I’d say youtube is social media 😳

[@DUBEE43]

@@CashelOConnolly Really, what's my name then??

[@kershabeaver3312]

@@CashelOConnolly yes but I said limit it. I didn't day get off entirely but I can say the same to you. You on KZbin responding to my comment. So what does that say about you. I'm just saying. No need to be rude or rip my head off

[@kershabeaver3312]

@@DUBEE43 dunny thing he on it to responding to us

[@zukostryder]

19:37 clearly you don't nearrrr dangerous and even non dangerous enclosures... it's stilllll her responsibility

[@bobthedopeman7327]

You mean people on the internet weren't nice?? Call the papers. Or the internet. Wait....

[@mikeawesome9212]

Holy geez, hearing Miss South Carolina just made me burst out laughing. Ive heard it before but forgot how bad it is. "Everywhere like such as".

[@TheSnakehunter]

It was even funnier hearing her ask why she was being compared to politicians seeing as how Biden does the exact same tbing

[@karmabum21]

Did you guys just call Neil Patrick Harris, Michael Cera?! Michael Cera actually parodied the Star Wars kid video on the show, Arrested Development.

[@miztahfrawg]

I'm pretty sure the hide the pain harold guys life is still fine idk

[@BigFella117]

Fame truly is a fickle mistress

[@sarawilson391]

Neil Patrick Harris is also Michael Cera?!?! Whoa, MoJo. No editors for a day huh

[@dirtybird311]

I went to high school with the “It’s still real to me DAMNIT” Guy.

[@esther-dc4og]

Once upon a time I worked as a day care/ kindergarten teacher & although is true that things can happen in less than a minute with little kids because they have no sense of autopreservation whatsoever at that age, there's a difference between little "Timothy" running off & getting on a table or a cupboard & little "Timothy" having the time to get himself into an enclosure of an animal in a zoo.

[@arvurebantra7639]

You also were not there. There were several other small children there under her care, and there was a large crowd. You don't know the full situation, the exact lay out of the enclosure, etc. Also people attempted to use her husband's past (He had been arrested over 10 years previous to this), her race, and other things to justify calling her out. If you find yourself siding with people who make death threats and the like, maybe rethink your opinions on it.

[@kish45]

⁠​⁠@@arvurebantra7639They maybe she should’ve used a damn child proof strap leash.

[@arvurebantra7639]

@@kish45 You don't know the full situation. You were not there. So maybe stop being so judgemental of others.

[@kish45]

@@arvurebantra7639 You weren’t there either. Bottom line is Harmbe is a critically endangered species and thanks to that kunt not keeping her brat on a leash silverback western lowland gorillas are one step closer to extinction.

[@kish45]

@@arvurebantra7639 And fyi since you weren’t there in person that means you don’t know the full situation either. Ha

[@papichico5594]

Did they just call Doogie Hauser, Micheal Cera? lol

[@ejakaegypt]

People don’t find it creepy taking pictures of random people and then uploading it online?

[@Justsomething247]

But What Mojo doesn't really explain is HOW THE MEMES RUINED THEIR LIVES

[@somedude4805]

“There should be more emphasis on geography so people can read maps better.” Says the women who thought South Africa was an American state… I suppose she’s right, then.

[@gueits8586]

Respect the Technoviking

[@pedrocruz4409]

When that uploader was apologizing to “star wars kid,” all I could think of was the Bully Maguire meme, “you want forgiveness? get religion”

[@the1falln766]

Is that the guy that comes out in american dad s1 e10 that is about to battle Stan dancing with the light sables and throws himself out of balance?

[@Carlanga3533]

Techno Viking doesn't dance to the music, the music dance to the Techno Viking!

[@BloodNote]

The second guy gave out his own address and then shocked that people were bothering him? 🤦🏽‍♀🤦🏽‍♀🤣🤣

[@goodcommunitylife]

The Cincinnati Zoo staff should’ve used a tranquilizer gun on Harambe instead of killing him.

[@janleslie7163]

Maybe but kids are more precious than that gorilla it could have killed him any minute, if it was my kid I'd be screaming shoot!

[@1Travisbc]

Star Wars kid what a classic 😂😂

[@GalaxyTheCrazyQuilt]

Hide the pain Harold was hilarious 😆

[@haubenmeisewillow-tit331]

Why would people threaten to kill a young man and his family, for a picture of him working? I dont understand. Pleas explain what is going on?

[@Erik_Emer]

Seeing a blacked out Technoviking is so ominously disturbing.

[@Jinz3]

I'm glad I wasn't terminally online for most of these

[@w4shep]

The world needs the return of the Techno Viking!

[@bernardomello842]

I mean, the mom of the kid who fell into Harambe’s enclosure should own up to her sh!t, even if just a little bit.

[@CoachFromL4D2]

Yeah, either the zoo owes you some money for having a pen of gorillas that a 3yr old could get to. Other, it's your fault that you fucked up.

[@dripkidd8572]

If the child had died, she would've sued the zoo

[@bernardomello842]

@@dripkidd8572 exactly

[@CoachFromL4D2]

Yeah, but if that 3 yr old got in the pen that easily, then SHE should sue the zoo. There's no way a 3 yr old should've even got into the pen without the zoo being neglective or the mom.

[@bennifrijolitos1769]

My conspiracy theory is she threw kid in there on purpose to be able to sue the zoo.

[@williamcosbyIII]

Harambe "gunned down" 😂😂 What a way to phrase it.

[@MavenCree]

I was gonna say 2007? Technoviking predates KZbin. I remember seeing that video on QuickTime. 😂

[@RomnysGonzalez]

Humanity is so dumb Their 1st reaction to everything is "I'm GONNA KILL YOU!. I'm gonna send you death threats!. Leak your personal info and harass you!"

[@davidjr3769]

13:24 failure is not an option … sorry to burst your bubble but failing is what helps us learn and succeed in life….

[@Kylipsa]

I'll never understand the death threats... I can understand it when they are aimed at people who murder, abuse people or animals... but for this kinda thing? Just, why?

[@donmiller2908]

You aren't going to believe this but there are people in the world, male and female, who liked the 6th grade so much that they refused to leave.

[@AidanRot]

That is Neil Patrick Harris, not Micheal Cera; kinda wild that WatchMojo got an entertainment-based factoid incorrect... they don't even look the same! haha

[@crimsonmoonrise9785]

I thought Star Wars kid got more positive than negative remarks.

[@hitsoverhype]

bruh you’ve made this same video like two other times already

[@Diaszurana]

Thr Hrambe situation was disgusting from every angle. R.I.P., sweet Hrambe. That kid was obviously not in any danger.

[@JustMe-ub9yo]

Better safe than sorry.

[@aliceDarts]

Long live Harambe... an endangered gorilla that should not have been shot.

[@aliceDarts]

​@@JustMe-ub9yoNo. He was a very highly endangered Silverback gorilla. They should not have shot h, there where other ways of freeing the boy. I am not a professional... but nor where the shooters. They were just paid zoo keepers.

[@TheRealMvV]

Trolls be trolling

[@rundown132]

Everything bad was caused by that one event

[@mr.gainiacii889]

Do people need to be this evil to each other?

[@nessiferum6200]

Justice for Harambe! He wasn't going to hurt that child, yes I'm still mad about it.

[@JUVI9596]

Why do all these people receive death threats ?

[@hugoyuugo1300]

Harambe should never have been taken down. The mother should feel guilty, accident or not. Anyway the zoo managers are the ones responsible.

[@Chortzy]

"accidents happen"??? she didn't just "take her eyes off her kid." he was able to climb into an ENCLOSURE. she wasn't paying attention at a ZOO around dangerous animals with barriers big enough for anyone to climb through, let alone a toddler. an intelligent, INNOCENT gorilla was murdered because of her. she doesn't deserve death threats but that woman is every bit responsible for what happened to Harambe.

[@maryseflore7028]

Why were the barriers not watched by zoo guardians or something? If the animals are dangerous, you need more security. Harambe did not deserve to be shot, and that final decision was the zoo's, not the mother's, so blaming her is idiotic, at best.

[@Chortzy]

oh silly mary. we're not gonna blame security of a zoo thats been open since 1875 and hadn't had a SINGLE accident like this in the literal 141 years it had been open by the time of Harambe's murder. try again! also-what zoo have you been to where security is standing around every single exhibit? I can't seem to think of a single one. @@maryseflore7028

[@TH3B0N3Y4RD]

RIP Harambe my boi

[@stevekoller3314]

I think the saddest part of meme culture is how it can make stars out of horrible people, like Chris Chan, and ruin the lives of innocent people, like Alex from Target, who were just trying to get by in life.

[@chrismeulen8108]

most of these weren't even memes........ a woman letting her dog take a crap on the subway, and people finding out who that person is and sending potential death threads to said person, is also NOT a meme.

[@robertfalcon6083]

Did you call NPH, Michael Serra??!! It was Neil Patrick Harris dude!!

[@thelegendinhisownmind7038]

So Watch Mojo has no clue regarding the difference between Michael Cera and Neil Patrick Harris. Good to know.

[@nathanmitchell2827]

I still chuckle at miss South Carolina, because cmon, it’s hilarious.

[@Animeguy300]

This is what memes does to people

[@daniellewis2133]

Overly attached girlfriend is so cute.

[@realRobertoPsycho]

When you know Drachenlord better then you will hate him too

[@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970]

fully agreed, I felt bad for anyone living in his village.. nd always wondered what really happened to his parents.

[@realRobertoPsycho]

@@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970 his father died before he started his online career and his mother has kept a low profile since

[@bonezkruegergaming5240]

About 75 percent of these I ain’t see until now 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@towjam2359]

13:45: Michael Cera? Seriously @WatchMojo???

[@TheMpo1986]

that was a wild trip through time

[@billsfan1970]

Did they call Neil Patrick Harris Michael Cera?!?😂

[@zukostryder]

10:54 the picture was defffinitely a "🙄🙄🙄what now mum" look 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

[@YuniorGamboa]

This is a reupload right

[@markalexander3659]

Even if she HAD gotten plastic surgery, there would be NOTHING wrong with that

[@spacewarpphotography1667]

What happened to Scumbag Steve's opposite, Good Guy Greg?

[@Swaggybro77]

That's why society is so toxic nowadays

[@bigyellow232]

Am I the only one who does not feel sorry for Harmbe lady?

[@HolliWoode]

This feels like déjà vu…wasn’t this uploaded before…?

[@AmeliaNeek]

I'm really sorry, but I can't hear "Scumbag Steve" and see that photo without laughing.

[@jonbourgoin182]

SunnyV2 already made this video recently and raked in well over a million views overnight.

[@finecastleie]

I was thinking this video sounded familiar

[@FreddPhucks]

WatchMojo sleeping on SunnyV2

[@nenimlasnad]

Dude, I didn’t know that Neil Patrick Harris and Michael Cerra were the same person. 🤯🤯🤯

[@DisneyMatthewSkunk]

I think they said Michael cera and how i met your mother , not Michael cera in how i met your mother

[@jadebeauh8438]

Nothing about South Parks' rendition of Kony 2012?

[@michaelboothroyd6305]

13:43 That’s not Michael Cera, put some respect on Doogie Howser’s name 😂😂

[@Constantino54]

You mean Neil Patrick Harris from how I meet your Mother not Michael Cera😂