Men used to go to war and now they’re reading these 23 memes about it

If there is one thing Twitter is going to do, it’s make memes! Following on from the she’s a 10 and Little Miss memes saga, there is a new trend taking over the app and it starts with “men used to go to war” and then continues with things people do in modern society. These tweets have been racking up thousands of likes and retweets because of how relatable they are, and who doesn’t love a meme subtly calling them out? Whether you want to agree with the meme or not, chances are you probably relate to a lot of them. Something everyone can hang their head and relate to is: “Men used to go to war but now they’re addicted to Elf Bars”, because truer words have never been spoken.

It’d be ridiculous to think only men do these things and this meme is poking fun at exactly that. The tweets jokingly write about what men should be doing in comparison to what it’s like in real life. Pretty much all of Twitter has jumped onto this trend, so have a read of these 23 men used to go to war memes and think about how badly you wish you didn’t relate to them:

1. It’s the best flavour so I understand

men used to go to war now they buy blueberry flavored vape

— k 🍪 (@yesitskayy) August 9, 2022

2. Loool so true

https://twitter.com/7706x/status/1557295801642237953?s=20&t=zfEfcj-76MvrkN8hOB7ztA

3. Why??

https://twitter.com/manuxmiller/status/1554283545102876673?s=20&t=zfEfcj-76MvrkN8hOB7ztA

4. What’s so funny?

Men used to go to war now they giggle at their phones

— Debbie Downer (@ANGELBABYBITTY) August 8, 2022

5. I rate it tbh

https://twitter.com/5050cIown/status/1556706687079383047?s=20&t=zfEfcj-76MvrkN8hOB7ztA

6. Go off sis x

https://twitter.com/najpie/status/1556996825823019010?s=20&t=zfEfcj-76MvrkN8hOB7ztA

7. As they should

Men used to go to war, now they guide other women about which skincare products to use.

— Oshaz (@ThisisOshaz_) August 10, 2022

8. Wyd tonight? I can come n see u xxx

https://twitter.com/bias2fonky/status/1557428171523358721?s=20&t=zfEfcj-76MvrkN8hOB7ztA

9. Interesting developments

men used to go to war now they have spams and post photo dumps

— gill (@contactabrother) August 6, 2022

10. Guilty

Men used to go to war and now they wait for someone to come and fix them

— shruti (@JustShruting) August 8, 2022

11. They’re nothing if not determined

men used to go to war now they send instagram requests thrice

— afnan (@aetofiz) August 9, 2022

12. We’re all bad bitches x

men used to go to war now they call themselves bad bitches

— ⊹DENALI⊹ (@httpdenali) August 7, 2022

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13. All day, every day

Men used to go to war, now they just cry for their favorite football club

— Mihir (@kyayaarmihir) August 9, 2022

14. 🥺👉👈

https://twitter.com/deatthcab/status/1557224420036460545?s=20&t=zfEfcj-76MvrkN8hOB7ztA

15. No <3

men used to go to war now they want to be the little spoon

— sarah (@heavenbrat) August 11, 2022

16. Fair

https://twitter.com/RockingRoll777/status/1557496464816803840?s=20&t=zfEfcj-76MvrkN8hOB7ztA

17. Isn’t that universal?

men used to go to war now their iphone hurts their pinky

— walajuku (@mcwalawhopper) August 10, 2022

18. Unfair really

Men used to go to war, now they send us to therapy

— Parul Agarwal (@ParulTried) August 8, 2022

19. Looool

https://twitter.com/SNahk01/status/1557055313995497472?s=20&t=zfEfcj-76MvrkN8hOB7ztA

20. Seriously though, me and who?

https://twitter.com/BitchMastaani/status/1556646766564364288?s=20&t=zfEfcj-76MvrkN8hOB7ztA

21. Deeply concerning things

https://twitter.com/joeIovesbees/status/1556757734804135940?s=20&t=l-bb4LkZIkW_EB6j6JeXNA

22. Not the best use of time tbh

men used to go to war, now they record podcasts

— Saurabh Sharma (@randomusements) August 9, 2022

23. Who are you being real for HUH?

https://twitter.com/juseisenbach/status/1554142035506040832?s=20&t=4TPHnGNCwu6UwUj7ifnCDw

Featured image before edits via Lucas Kapla on Unsplash.

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