AboutWhat does the meme depict?

The 'We Will Rebuild' meme features images of trivial, barely disturbed scenes, such as a slightly overturned chair or an item minutely displaced, accompanied by an overly dramatic caption, "we will rebuild." The meme uses this setup to satirize the response to minor or non-severe incidents as if they were major disasters. This often includes situations where the damage is minimal and the recovery effort required is practically negligible, thus adding a humorous exaggeration to the insignificance of the event.

OriginWho did it first?

The meme originated from a post on FunnyJunk uploaded on August 23, 2011, coinciding with the date of the 2011 Virginia earthquake. The featured image in the meme was of a plastic table and chair set, with one chair tipped over, humorously underscoring the mild impact of the earthquake. The original photograph of the tipped chair was taken during an unrelated earthquake in Canada on June 23, 2010, and appeared on Flickr posted by a Flickr user named kastytis. Subsequently used to depict similar minor disruptions following various small-scale earthquakes, the image circulated widely online across diverse platforms.^[1]

Origin: 2011