The '(GONE WRONG) (GONE SEXUAL)' meme originated during the mid-2010s peak of YouTube 'prank' culture, where creators used hyper-sensationalized titles to drive views. Channels like JoeySalads and Sam Pepper frequently appended these dramatic parentheticals to mundane activities, creating a parody-worthy trend of blatant clickbait. Eventually, the internet began mockingly applying these tags to everything from playing chess to eating cereal. Today, the meme serves as a nostalgic critique of desperate engagement tactics, characterized by its use of red arrows, shocked faces, and absurdly escalated stakes in the captions.