The Selfie Stick meme often highlights the irony of a tool that was once mocked as a 'useless invention' becoming a global phenomenon. Many variations feature 1990s Japanese 'chindogu' or modern DIY attempts where people use literal sticks or branches to achieve the perfect angle. It is frequently used to represent 'improvising, adapting, and overcoming' in humorous, low-budget scenarios, or to poke fun at the lengths people go to for the sake of social media validation. The meme serves as a nostalgic reminder of how quickly society shifts from laughing at a new technology to making it a daily necessity.