The '90 Percent of Gambling Addicts Quit Right Before X' meme is a satirical twist on a motivational illustration featuring two miners. The top miner gives up just inches away from a massive diamond deposit, while the bottom miner continues to work. While the original image was intended to promote persistence and hard work, internet culture repurposed it into a dark comedy trope about gambling and the sunk-cost fallacy. By claiming that a big win is always 'just one more spin' away, the meme pokes fun at the irrational logic used to justify risky behavior and the toxic 'hustle' culture that encourages never giving up, even when the odds are impossible. It has since evolved to include various 'wins' beyond gambling, such as crypto investments or finding the perfect item in a video game.