- meme usage
- Core component of student debt memes, overqualified-and-unemployed jokes, and graduation tweets that quickly pivot to existential dread.
- sarcasm patterns
- Often used after a statement of ironic over-education, e.g., 'Used my philosophy degree to figure out self-checkout ๐ง๐ผโ๐'
- quote tweet context
- Quote-tweeted onto news about student loan policies, university tuition hikes, and graduate employment statistics.
- trending context
- Spikes during graduation season (May-June), back-to-school season (August-September), and whenever student debt legislation trends.
- reply use
- Dropped in replies to correct misinformation or show off knowledge, sometimes condescendingly.