The 'Oh Shit I Took Both Pills' meme is a hilarious subversion of the iconic choice from The Matrix, where Neo must choose between the red pill (truth) and the blue pill (illusion). Instead of choosing a side, the protagonist in this meme consumes both, leading to a visual representation of cognitive dissonance, sensory overload, or reality breaking. It first gained traction on social media platforms like Reddit and Twitter as a way to describe being stuck between two conflicting states of mind or simply making a chaotic decision. Today, it's a go-to template for situations where you try to have it both ways and face the unintended, often psychedelic, consequences.