įollowing it's spread on 4chan, the image gained moderate popularity as a reaction image on other platforms, being used to illustrate feelings of gloom and 'being dead inside.' For example, on July 11th, 2019, YouTube Pokay tweeted the image in response to having to fulfill a promise to make a Creeper Aw Man tattoo (shown below, left).
In the following days, the image was reused by users on /lit/, /r9k/, /b/, /biz/ and other boards (post examples shown below).
