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\t\t<\/p>\n There\u2019s a new meme going viral across social media related to recent high-profile stories about CEOs \u2013 although some users are confused about one particular part of the image circulating online.<\/p>\n Now that a CEO has just stepped down after being caught allegedly having an affair<\/a> at a Coldplay<\/strong><\/a> concert in kiss cam footage gone viral, a wildly viral meme has been generated, reading: \u201cEvery summer, fate chooses a CEO for the sacrifice. That is the ritual.\u201d<\/p>\n One tweet<\/a> has had over 17.8 million views alone, and nearly 700,000 likes already. <\/p>\n But what is it referring to?<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Although the images differ slightly across versions, the meme generally features a screenshot<\/a> of four different images: one of Astronomer CEO Andy Byron<\/strong><\/a>, who we already know was part of a viral alleged cheating scandal. (Other versions feature images of Coldplay<\/strong>\u2018s Chris Martin<\/strong><\/a>.)<\/p>\n The next image is the OceanGate submersible, which tragically imploded (including the company\u2019s CEO Stockton Rush<\/strong><\/a>) on a voyage to the site of the Titanic\u2019s crash back in June of 2023.<\/a><\/p>\n There\u2019s also a photo of Luigi Mangione<\/strong><\/a>, who is currently on trial for allegedly assassinating UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson<\/strong><\/a> in December of 2024.<\/p>\n Finally, there\u2019s a photo of orca whales. <\/p>\n As NBC News<\/a> reports, since 2020, interactions between orcas and humans has increased. <\/p>\n Despite the attacks on vessels, no human injuries or deaths have been reported. But because the orcas were documented attacking boats like yachts<\/a> in Spain and Portugal (also known as the Iberian orca attacks), the meme presumes some of those ships are owned by CEOs.<\/p>\n These events did not happen chronologically one after the other each summer (or even during the summer at all), but it has since become a meme nonetheless.<\/p>\n Click here for a complete deep-dive into the Astronomer CEO controversy.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n