What started as a humble shitposting channel — a place where memes went to die and unhinged rants found their forever home — The Garages has somehow, against all odds, evolved into a multi-platform empire of high-functioning nonsense. Now spanning Discord, Telegram, podcasts, and who knows what else, it’s the digital equivalent of that one friend who makes you laugh but also questions your life choices.

From the ashes of sarcastic in-jokes and obscure pop culture references, The Garages has built... well, something. Is it a community? A movement? A sentient meme? Nobody knows — not even the people running it. But one thing is certain: it’s a joke that’s gone on for so long, that people stopped trying to get it and just started rolling with it.

The projects themselves are equally baffling. Behind The Garages, is a podcast where the hosts talk about world news as if it’s all part of a poorly written sitcom. Thomas Talks is a Telegram project that feels like a fever dream narrated by a philosophy major (alcoholic). And then there’s the main Telegram project, which is, let’s face it, a meme farm masquerading as a think tank.

What’s the secret to their success? Perhaps it’s the unapologetic absurdity. Or maybe it’s the fact that The Garages is the only place where you can read about global politics, hear an existential rant about coffee, and find a meme of a penguin holding a baguette—all in the same five minutes.

In the end, The Garages isn’t just a joke no one understands. It’s the joke ✨we deserve✨.