Elmo accidently triggers avalanche of dread with one innocent question

Elmo opened up a can of (depressed, emotionally distraught) worms.

One’s thing for sure: we did not anticipate having Elmo tapping into the existential ennui and despair of the world’s population in 2024.

The beloved Sesame Street muppet was met with an avalanche of angst this week after posting a casual wellness check to the users of X: “How is everybody doing?”

Judging by the bulk of the answers, people are not well. Like, really not well.

Whoever runs Elmo’s socials was likely shocked by the outpouring of sometimes-funny, but overall dark and depressing responses to the furry red Muppet’s innocent post.

Reading through the more than 14,000 replies, it feels as though internet users are suffering a collective breakdown.