Although it is perfectly possible to analyze and pick apart different memes until there is nothing much left of them, this is not their intended purpose (at least, not most of the time). No, the primary purpose of the average meme is so instinctual that at times, we don’t even realize that it is designed for this specific thing. Memes are not just here to entertain, but to do so in a way that allows our minds to go blissfully blank. We may get the reference or make the connection to understand the joke, but the end goal is to feel like we haven’t had to exert any effort to do that, and that we do not want to make any deeper inspection into the matter. There are times when we want to be fully No Thoughts, Head Empty, and many memes allow us to do exactly that. What bliss.