- upvote context
- Earns upvotes when used cleverly in Harambe threads, WallStreetBets posts about 'aping in,' or animal facts subreddits.
- community use
- Core symbol of r/wallstreetbets culture ('apes'), used in r/aww for cute gorilla content, and r/memes for Harambe callbacks.
- subreddit meaning
- In r/wallstreetbets: retail investor solidarity. In r/nature: literal animal appreciation. In r/memes: Harambe or chaos energy.
- karma context
- Harambe-related gorilla posts have historically generated enormous karma spikes, especially around meme anniversaries.