Research life Memes

The "How to Physicist" guide perfectly captures the existential crisis of academic physics! While non-academics think physicists spend their days unraveling quantum mysteries or smashing particles, the reality is much more... mundane. Shopping for ties, making pasta, exercising, and vacuuming—all while having an existential crisis about your citation count. The punchline hits hard: despite your impressive academic pedigree, the brutal "publish or perish" culture of academia means your dream of becoming a tenured professor remains frustratingly elusive. The only solution? Make memes about your academic suffering! Because if you can't get citations, at least you can get upvotes.