Xennial Memes
Two-panel comic. Top: a hand hovers over two red buttons. Left label: "Desire to be recognized among peers". Right label: "I do not wish to be perceived". Bottom: a sweating red-haired man in a red shirt wipes his brow with a cloth. Credit: JAKE-CLARK.TUMBLR

Two Buttons: Be Recognized or Be Unseen

The Daily Struggle two-buttons meme pits wanting peer recognition against wanting to go unnoticed, a relatable introvert dilemma for Xennials from the Tumblr era.

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Two-panel comic. Top: a hand hovers over two red buttons. Left label: "Desire to be recognized among peers". Right label: "I do not wish to be perceived". Bottom: a sweating red-haired man in a red shirt wipes his brow with a cloth. Credit: JAKE-CLARK.TUMBLR

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