The 'This Is Fine' meme is a two-panel comic from the webcomic 'Gunshow' by K.C. Green, originally published in January 2013. It features a dog sitting at a table in a room filled with fire, calmly remarking 'This is fine' as he takes a sip of his coffee. The comic was intended to satirize the feeling of being overwhelmed but trying to maintain a sense of calm or normalcy during a disaster. It gained massive popularity during the high-stress social and political climates of the 2016 US election and the 2020 pandemic, becoming the definitive internet shorthand for being in total denial of a catastrophe. It captures the psychological state of 'learned helplessness' and the absurdity of trying to ignore a burning house around you. The meme has been reproduced on everything from mugs to plushies, serving as a bleakly humorous reminder of how we cope with the overwhelming stresses of modern life by simply pretending everything is okay.