Draft:Great Meme Reset
2026 internet movement
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The Great Meme Reset was an internet movement on TikTok that declared for the removal of brainrot memes and the return of original memes from the 2010s on January 1st, 2026.[1][2] Reasons for this are cited as being too incomprehensible and not having meaning behind being made.[3]
Submission declined on 16 December 2025 by Mikeycdiamond (talk).
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Comment: Submission fails WP:NOTNEWS. The coverage cited in this submission is over a short period of time. Mikeycdiamond (talk) 13:22, 16 December 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: More sources that may be useful: LA Times, Mashable (via YouTube) —pythoncoder (talk | contribs) 02:52, 16 December 2025 (UTC)
Origin
The initial idea for this event began in response to the perceived lack of memes in March of 2025, dubbed "The Great Meme Drought"[1][3] or "The Great Meme Depression."[4] TikToker joebro909 joked about a potential meme reset during a comedy skit to satirize the speed of modern-day meme life cycles. Other users agreed with this idea and, in September, proposed that the event take place at the end of 2025.[3][5]
The movement gained more attention since due to the rise of memes such as Italian Brainrot and 67, as their inexplicable nature, use of AI, and popularity with Gen Alpha made users want to return to "simpler times."[1][4][6]
Response
Some expressed positivity for the movement, stating that bringing back old memes would help reintroduce gen z to "the classics."[7]
The movement faced criticism that memes from the 2010s don't have the same affect on people on the modern day and that the Great Meme Reset would soon fail, which, in fact happened.[5]
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