Originating from a 2010 YouTube comedy sketch by stand-up comedian Maronzio Vance, this meme depicts a man in a white shirt having an earnest and frustrated one-sided conversation with a literal brick wall. In the skit, Vance uses the wall as a metaphor to show the pointlessness of arguing with someone who refuses to listen or acknowledge facts, particularly regarding politics and sports. The image entered the meme lexicon in the early 2010s and saw a resurgence as the 'DonoWall' emote on Twitch, often used when a streamer ignores a paid donation message. It represents the height of interpersonal frustration, symbolizing when your efforts to communicate are completely futile. Whether you're trying to explain technology to a technophobe or presenting a logical argument to a stubborn peer, this GIF is the perfect shorthand for the feeling that you might as well be talking to a pile of inanimate bricks.