Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy is a high-difficulty physics game released in 2017 that became a viral sensation due to its punishing mechanics and the developer's philosophical narration. The meme features the protagonist, Diogenes, a man stuck in a large metal cauldron who must navigate a vertical landscape using only a sledgehammer. It is primarily used to represent the feeling of immense struggle, the fragility of progress, and the soul-crushing experience of losing everything due to a single mistake. Fans use the template to joke about everything from career setbacks to minor daily annoyances that feel like sliding back to the bottom of the mountain after hours of hard work.