Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point

"Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point" is an article by the satirical website ClickHole, published in February 2018. The article is written in second-person, describing a situation in which the reader's archetypically hated coworker makes a logical argument during a political debate, much to the chagrin of the reader. After publication, the article's headline and stock photo became Internet memes used to mock otherwise disliked figures when they make statements that users nonetheless agree with.

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The article is illustrated with a stock photo of Josep Maria García. The picture was taken in 2014 during a work trip to Barcelona, during which García was helping his photographer brother-in-law to set up the lighting for a photoshoot. The Guardian compared García to András Arató, who also unintentionally became the subject of an Internet meme in Hide the Pain Harold.

Slate journalist Cameron Wilson tried to find García in 2021 by emailing Clickhole, without getting a response. Twitter user @iamtherog had found that the image was owned by Getty Images, but the image was already removed from their site at that time. An Indian medical website contained the image, still including the Exif data with the GPS coordinates and the name of the photographer.

The image, separate from the article and headline, has been used as a meme with the same meaning.

The meme has been referenced in regard to Donald Trump, David Portnoy, Mo Brooks, Neil Gorsuch, Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, and Marjorie Taylor Greene. While referencing the meme, writers at Mic and Vulture called the article "absolutely iconic" and "one of the best articles to ever grace the internet", respectively.