Tweet Asking How You Imagine Yourself When Reading Sparks Discourse, Memes

When You Read, Do You Imagine Yourself As the Main Character Or Side Character is a series of memes inspired by a viral Twitter / X post by user @bookslattes reading, "When you read, do you imagine yourself as the main character or a side character watching everything unfold?" The post was made on September 8th, 2026, and went viral. It inspired memes as a phrasal template, in which the context is altered to fit new contexts outside of reading. It also inspired discourse about how people imagine themselves when reading or watching something.