{"id":"if-only-you-knew-how-bad-things-really-are","name":"If Only You Knew How Bad Things Really Are","summary":"If Only You Knew How Bad Things Really Are is a copypasta that started as an anonymous 4chan post on March 2nd, 2012, expressing profound sadness and helplessness. The screenshot of that post later became an exploitable image, edited onto photos of people wearing subtle looks of hidden pain, from JFK to Bernie Sanders, and grew into one of 4chan's most enduring templates for suppressed suffering.","tags":["if only you knew how bad things really are","4chan copypasta","jfk sad meme","exploitable meme","suppressed suffering meme","bernie sanders sad meme"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":6,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/if-only-you-knew-how-bad-things-really-are/if-only-you-knew-how-bad-things-really-are-jfk-smiling-4chan-post.webp","caption":"The canonical version of the meme: a smiling JFK paired with the original 2012 4chan Anonymous post that popularized the phrase.","width":1920,"height":1080,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/if-only-you-knew-how-bad-things-really-are/if-only-you-knew-how-bad-things-really-are-jfk-classic-meme-format.webp","caption":"The classic JFK version of the meme, combining the president's iconic smiling photo with the original 4chan text.","width":550,"height":512,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/if-only-you-knew-how-bad-things-really-are/if-only-you-knew-how-bad-things-really-are-bernie-sanders-variant.webp","caption":"A political variant of the meme replacing JFK with a grim-faced Bernie Sanders.","width":607,"height":697,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/if-only-you-knew-how-bad-things-really-are/if-only-you-knew-how-bad-things-really-are-elijah-wood-variant.webp","caption":"Elijah Wood variant of the meme, swapping the classic JFK photo for the actor's smiling portrait.","width":550,"height":550,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/if-only-you-knew-how-bad-things-really-are/if-only-you-knew-how-bad-things-really-are-brendan-fraser-sad-smile.webp","caption":"The Brendan Fraser 'sad smile' image paired with the meme's catchphrase for emotional effect.","width":680,"height":672,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/if-only-you-knew-how-bad-things-really-are/if-only-you-knew-how-bad-things-really-are-donald-trump-variant.webp","caption":"A political variant featuring President Donald Trump paired with the meme's signature catchphrase.","width":415,"height":410,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/if-only-you-knew-how-bad-things-really-are/history.md","related":["country-feels","hide-x-threads-ignore-x-posts-do-not-reply-to-x-posters","moms-spaghetti","zoomer","baneposting","bogdanoff-twins","shrek-is-love","55-minute-standing-ovation-from-me-in-my-living-room","5ever","a-drive-into-deep-left-field-by-castellanos","are-were-once-they-are-did","bee-movie-script-according-to-all-known-laws-of-aviation"],"popularityRank":3673,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}