The phrase 'Why are we still here? Just to suffer?' originates from a dramatic monologue delivered by the character Kazuhira Miller in the 2015 video game Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. In the game's opening, Miller laments the loss of his comrades and his limbs, capturing a profound sense of 'phantom pain' and despair. The scene's heavy emotional weight quickly became a point of parody on platforms like YouTube and 4chan, where users paired the audio or still images with trivial inconveniences. It is now widely used to express exaggerated sadness, existential crises, or the frustration of repetitive, unsuccessful tasks in gaming and daily life.