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The 'Same Energy' meme oddly makes perfect sense

Why do these vastly different pictures feel exactly the same?

Morgan Sung

on October 15, 2018

You know when you see two vastly different photos that just ... give off the same energy?

It's been a year for describing things by their vibes, from BDE to horse girl energy. The latest: comparing images that inexplicably give off the same energy.

Whether comparing a K-Pop star with a deflated rubber chicken or putting Cara Delevingne's royal wedding attire side-by-side with Pearl from Steven Universe, there are certain moods that are just, well, the same.

Why does this make total sense?

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Like every good meme, "same energy" took off on stan Twitter before spreading to the rest of us peasants.

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Note that this isn't for images that make you go, "Same." The meme is more for categorizing wildly different photos that somehow capture the same energy.

Here are a few images that convey the same exact vibe.