You Think, Therefore I Am

Text on the meme

YOU are TH-THANK YOU... I am? OH YEAH. BECAUSE... UM... ...YOU think

What it means

A collage places René Descartes’ portrait into a manga conversation with a nervous schoolgirl. She says “You are,” then hesitates over “I am?” before completing the famous philosophical idea with “Because... um... you think,” humorously reversing and awkwardly reconstructing “I think, therefore I am.” It is used as an absurd reaction to someone trying to sound philosophical. EN: A collage places René Descartes’ portrait into a manga conversation with a nervous schoolgirl. She says “You are,” then hesitates over “I am?” before completing the famous philosophical idea with “Because... um... you think,” humorously reversing and awkwardly reconstructing “I think, therefore I am.” It is used as an absurd reaction to someone trying to sound philosophical.

Who

René Descartes (Рене Декарт)

Objects

manga panels / панели манги nervous schoolgirl / нервная школьница portrait of René Descartes / портрет Рене Декарта long dark hair / длинные тёмные волосы school uniform / школьная форма necktie / галстук speech bubbles / речевые пузыри black-and-white drawing / чёрно-белый рисунок collage / коллаж philosophical dialogue / философский диалог