An Ode To "Oh? 👀"

Polkachu Intern | 2024-07-08

A wiseman (me) once said, "the best shitpost is not invented, but discovered". Today, I am happy to announce that I have discovered the greatest quote-tweeting technique of all time: "Oh? 👀".

The analysis focuses on 5 critical sociological dimensions to help you understand why "Oh? 👀" is such a ground-breaking technique for all shitposters worldwide.

Lazy

"Oh? 👀" is the easiest tweet for even the laziest shitposter. It consists of two letters, one punctuation, and one emoji. That's it. I dare you to find an even lazier tweet. Many of the last generation of shitposters have used "Oh?", but they have missed the key ingredient of "👀", which contains all the sass in it.

Versatile

As much as"Oh? 👀" is simple, it is also versatile. I have yet to see a tweet that I cannot quote-tweet with "Oh? 👀". A cut dog? "Oh? 👀". A presidential debate gaffe? "Oh? 👀". Ice cream so good? "Oh? 👀". A hawk tuah viral video? "Oh? 👀". Noble USDC hitting another all time high? "Oh? 👀". You see, kids, on a rough day when I run low on shitposting juice, "Oh? 👀" is here to save the day.

Subversively Funny

Many shitposts are funny, but they try hard to be funny. "Oh? 👀" takes the opposite approach. It is not funny by itself, but it gives readers the permission to use their own imagination. Maybe the original tweet is funny, or maybe the joke is on the gullible intern who quote-tweets the most cringy-worthy marketing message, or maybe the joke is on the reader who has just wasted 10 seconds trying to figure out why the whole thing is "Oh? 👀" worthy. One way or another, the readers might get a sincere laugh before moving on to the next tweet.

Innocent

In a world where every crypto shitposter is oh so cynical, suspicious and negative, "Oh? 👀" stands out to be the innocent antidote we all wish to have. "Oh? 👀" does not discriminate between the most ground-breaking crypto innovation and the most cringy-worthy announcement of an announcement. "Oh? 👀" is all of us before we are rugged by teams, sybilled by bots, scammed to thieves, sued by government, and geo-fenced by an HTML page. "Oh? 👀" is what we all wish we remain, but will never become ever again.

Ironic

But "Oh? 👀" transcends. Just when you think "Oh? 👀" is oh so innocent, you see a wink from that damn emoji. Then you realize that "Oh? 👀" is playing this ironic meta game and the intern is not innocent at all. "Oh? 👀" is just an futile entertainment for ourselves so we wait out this long bear market without going insane.

So here you have it, kids. "Oh? 👀" is the greatest quote-tweet technique because it is lazy, versatile, subversively funny, innocent and ironic. This intern will continue to weaponize "Oh? 👀" to farm engagement and seek promotion from mgmt.

And finally, stop stealing my “Oh? 👀” for the messages I do not approve!