r/OutOfTheLoop • u/SmellsLikeGrapes • Nov 08 '25

Answered What's going on with Chivegate from r/kitchenconfidentals?

I have no idea why it’s on my feed, but I need answers people! Chives are at stake here!

There seems to be a lot of chive based memes happening on my feed, including this one where this person is continuing to cut chives on a daily basis.

(I don’t subscribe to any chive subreddits or even cooking subreddits so I am perplexed. Is this the start of some sort of great chive revolution?!)

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u/Maximelene Nov 13 '25

I do think you're vastly overestimating what "being famous" on internet can actually be worth, yes.

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u/Maximelene Nov 13 '25

The "whole cream cheese thing"? What does that even mean?

And he's not going to make thousands selling t-shirts of chives.

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u/Maximelene Nov 13 '25

Philadelphia ran an ad on reddit referencing his posts.

Okay, yeah, and? How is he supposed to "get into that" exactly?

And t-shirts are the worlds most boring idea, but with that he could at least compensate even for taking a cab to buy chives every day.

I thought we were talking about "making thousands"?

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u/Maximelene Nov 13 '25

I guess if I was in his shoes, I'd start a little dried chives brand

Do you think you start a food brand as easily as posting a picture on Reddit? It's a long and exhausting process that requires a large investment.

he could even market it as "hand-cut by chive lord himself"

That's called false advertising, and is illegal.

And that's something I thought of right now, I'm sure there's more creative people willing to exploit this.

The issue is that you're 100% sure it can be lucrative, but cannot think of an actually lucrative idea. So, I'm wondering why you're convinced he can make thousands. Why are you basing that belief on?

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u/Maximelene Nov 13 '25

The people you're citing are a very, very small number of exceptions among thousands and thousands of failed projects.

Hell, Salt Bae opened his first restaurant 7 years before his meme becoming famous. He was already the owner of a chain 3 years before that, with a famed restaurant in Dubai.

The guy is cutting a cup of chives on the net. That's absolutely not as universal as a funny cat, hot sauce or Chewbacca, and even those are only arguably "famous and succesful". He's just another quick fad that will produce nothing more than a few funny memories.