Bell Curve / Midwit
Label the left side with a simple take, the middle with an overly complex or pretentious explanation, and the right side agreeing with the simple take but with deeper understanding. The joke is that average intelligence people overcomplicate what simpler or wiser minds understand intuitively.
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Format: Bell curve diagram with three Wojak characters: Brainlet (left), crying Midwit (center), and enlightened Monk (right). Low and high IQ agree on something simple; midwit offers overcomplicated analysis.
📖 Origin Story
Source: 4chan /pol/ board
Creator: Anonymous
First appeared: The term "midwit" was popularized by far-right writer Vox Day in 2012, but the IQ bell curve image macro format emerged on 4chan in January 2017. The viral three-Wojak version appeared in March 2020.
Exploded in popularity on 4chan's /pol/ board in March 2020, then spread to Twitter and Reddit. The format uses horseshoe theory to mock people of average intelligence ("midwits") who overcomplicate things, while those with low and high IQ reach the same simple conclusion via different reasoning.
🎯 How to Use This Template
Label the left side with a simple take, the middle with an overly complex or pretentious explanation, and the right side agreeing with the simple take but with deeper understanding. The joke is that average intelligence people overcomplicate what simpler or wiser minds understand intuitively.
Pro Tips:
- 💡The midwit should sound pseudo-intellectual or needlessly complicated
- 💡Left and right sides should say essentially the same thing in different ways
- 💡Works best when satirizing overcomplicated explanations for simple concepts
- 💡Common topics: politics, philosophy, diet, fitness, technology
😂 Example Ideas
Mocking overcomplicated sleep optimization advice when simple rest works fine
Satirizing fitness industry overcomplification of basic nutrition
Poking fun at pickup artist theory versus simple authenticity
💡 Did You Know?
- •The term "midwit" predates the meme by 8 years - it was coined by writer Vox Day in 2012
- •The format is based on horseshoe theory - the idea that extreme opposites often agree
- •The Monk Wojak on the right is sometimes called "Yes Chad Wojak" or "Nordic Gamer"
- •This meme has become popular among both left and right-wing communities to mock each other's arguments
