Two Buttons
Shows a sweating character faced with two button choices that represent contradictory beliefs, impossible decisions, or hypocritical positions. The character's distress illustrates the internal conflict.
Dimensions: 600 × 908px
Format: 4-panel comic with two conflicting choices
📖 Origin Story
Source: Hejibits webcomic "Outlook Oust"
Creator: Jake Clark
First appeared: Hejibits, December 24, 2012 (Wii U comic)
Originally a Wii U joke about Nintendo's confused priorities, the format exploded in January 2013 on 4chan's /b/ board with hundreds of variations. It became widely known as "Daily Struggle" after being popularized on Reddit and Imgur in 2015.
🎯 How to Use This Template
Shows a sweating character faced with two button choices that represent contradictory beliefs, impossible decisions, or hypocritical positions. The character's distress illustrates the internal conflict.
Pro Tips:
- 💡Both options should be contradictory or mutually exclusive
- 💡Works best when highlighting hypocrisy or logical inconsistencies
- 💡The character should represent a specific person, group, or entity
- 💡Can also show genuinely difficult personal choices
😂 Example Ideas
Character: "Social media companies" / Buttons: "Free speech is important" vs "We need to moderate content"
Character: "Me on Friday night" / Buttons: "Go out and be social" vs "Stay home and watch Netflix"
Character: "Game publishers" / Buttons: "Fix game-breaking bugs" vs "Release new paid DLC"
💡 Did You Know?
- •Jake Clark based the character design on Hank Nova from the video game TimeSplitters 2
- •The meme was inspired by the earlier "Sweating Towel Guy" illustration
- •A "pushing both buttons" variation emerged in 2020 for when both options are acceptable
