3 Stages of a Real Nigga

3 STAGES OF A REAL NIGGA STRUGGLE GRIND SHINE

A three-panel meme shows Tobey Maguire’s Peter Parker in stages labeled “STRUGGLE,” “GRIND,” and “SHINE”: sitting broke, delivering pizza boxes, and appearing as Spider-Man swinging through New York. The joke presents hardship, relentless work, and eventual success as the three stages of becoming successful, so it is used as a motivational or ironic reaction to someone’s progress. EN: A three-panel meme shows Tobey Maguire’s Peter Parker in stages labeled “STRUGGLE,” “GRIND,” and “SHINE”: sitting broke, delivering pizza boxes, and appearing as Spider-Man swinging through New York. The joke presents hardship, relentless work, and eventual success as the three stages of becoming successful, so it is used as a motivational or ironic reaction to someone’s progress.

• @itvbia / 7495 2020-11-25