Budget cuts Memes

The brutal reality of science funding in 2025 has researchers everywhere sweating. Social sciences down 46%? Biology down 36%? Meanwhile the Office of the Director gets a cushy 55% increase. Nothing says "thriving research environment" like slashing grants across every meaningful field while administrative budgets balloon! This is basically every scientist right now - sitting on the funding bus watching their research dreams crash and burn. The only thing missing from this chart is the tiny footnote: "Have you considered a career in administration instead?"

The eternal funding disparity in academia, illustrated perfectly through SpongeBob! Chemistry gets the Krusty Krab—colorful flags, proper structure, even a fancy jellyfish lamp out front. Meanwhile, physics is stuck with... a literal bucket. The department that studies quantum mechanics and black holes gets housed in what looks like a janitor's leftover supplies. This hits way too close to home for anyone who's ever wandered between science buildings on campus. Chemistry departments swimming in industry grants while theoretical physicists calculate string theory in what might as well be a broom closet. Funding committees be like "You can explain the fundamental forces of the universe in THIS."