

The 'Dig the F------ Hole' meme is an exploitable format depicting a soldier compelling a person to engage in arduous tasks like digging or mining.
Originating from a meme related to communism, this format gained significant traction online in late 2022. Users creatively modified the characters and dialogue, contributing to its viral status.
The meme traces back to a comic posted by user JJones before September 27th, 2021, depicting a communist supporter coerced by a soldier into manual labor, despite ambitions of becoming a video game streamer. The earliest known reupload appeared on Memedroid on September 30th, 2021, by user Dranklestein, amassing over 440 votes in one year.
On October 2nd, 2021, Twitter user @vrilbro shared the first known edit, which received over 20 retweets and 130 likes within a year. The meme's original version rapidly circulated online, especially on Reddit, where users in the /r/PoliticalCompassMemes subreddit creatively adapted it starting October 3rd. A notable post by Redditor Regionalyonker35 gained over 1,200 upvotes. A reversed variant emerged on Tumblr on January 26th, 2022, featuring a character forced into writing books, which garnered over 1,500 reblogs and 3,500 likes. Throughout 2022, the format saw broad usage across major social media platforms, with a notable tweet from user @jonnysocialism on September 27th, 2022, receiving significant engagement.
