In 2020, the meme grew in popularity on Reddit, where variations of the GIF spread on various subreddit. On July 9th, 2016, for example, Memedroid user shared a variation of the meme that included text 'La Cartulina.' The post received more than 1,200 upvoted (91% upvoted) in less five years (shown below, left). Over the next five years, the meme continued to spread on Reddit, Memedroid and Twitter, among other platforms, becoming a popular reaction for surprising and uncomfortable situations. MRW I realize 30 minutes into my journey that I left my groceries on the roof from r/reactiongifs They captioned the image 'MRW I realize 30 minutes into my journey that I left my groceries on the roof.' The post received more than 8,600 points (90% upvoted) and 200 comments in less than six years (shown below). On July 2nd, 2015, Redditor CaptainGroin published the earliest available GIF of the scene in the /r/reactiongifs subreddit.
On June 25th, 2015, Imgur user Khannnnnnnnnnnnnn posted the video wit the caption, 'Never trust a fart.' The post received more than 455,000 views in less than six years.