Drowning High Five Meme Template

This 4-panel webcomic was created by the Russian artist Gudim. It depicts a person drowning in water, reaching a hand out for help. Another hand appears, but instead of pulling them to safety, it simply gives them a high five. The final panel shows the person sinking beneath the waves. In meme culture, it is the definitive visual for useless help, performative support, "thoughts and prayers", or

• The Drowning Hand: Representing The User, , , or
• The Helping Hand: Representing , The "Modern" Mobile UI Update, The YouTube Algorithm, or
• The High Five: Representing A Compliment, A "Verified" but Hallucinated Source, A Notification Saying "We're Working On It", or
• The Bubbles (Final Panel): Representing The Deadline Passing, The Document Crashing, or