The 'Elmo Choosing Cocaine' meme features a photoshopped image of the beloved Sesame Street character choosing a mountain of white powder over a plate of healthy fruit. While the original footage comes from a 1996 episode where Elmo learns about nutrition, the edited version surfaced on social media around 2012, quickly becoming a staple of 'chaotic energy' humor. It perfectly encapsulates the human tendency to ignore responsible choices in favor of something more intense, addictive, or questionable. Whether used to describe bad habits, niche hobbies, or questionable life decisions, this meme remains a go-to for depicting enthusiastic self-sabotage and the abandonment of reason.