The "pushpin emoji detour meme," which evolved from the "distance meme," is demonstrating just how often we avoid the simple solution to our habits.

Instead of sharing their actual whereabouts, folks are using the emoji in pushpin location memes, and they're going viral for an understandable reason. Why is that, you ask?

What is the new meme with the push pin emoji all about? We try to explain it all for you.

On social media, it might show up as a red pushpin emoji, followed by the name of the tribe whose homelands one is on.

If you pin a friends' chat to the top of your feed, the pushpin emoji appears. You can pin individual users or group conversations.

Kuzma took to X with a post that read, "LA w the vibes" and a location pushpin emoji. Of course, Lakers fans ran with it and got excited about what this could potentially mean.

Pushpin Emoji Everyone assumes that you have to use the gun or the knife emoji to indicate a threat, but the pushpin is much subtler and therefore much cleverer.

However, it’s interesting with the rumor mill churning, especially considering that Kuzma is not a frequent poster on X. “LA w the vibes,” Kuzma wrote on X with a pushpin emoji.

It uses two pushpin emoji separated by ruler emoji to express distance, here between thought process and self-control. After all, it often only takes one drink to change the course of the night.

On social media, it might show up as a red pushpin emoji, followed by the name of the tribe whose homelands one is on.