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Reminder What Memes Looked Like 15 Years Ago

The image opens with text at the top stating "Just a reminder that memes used to look like this 15 years ago:", followed by a 2x2 grid of iconic, widely recognized early 2010s meme templates. The top left cell features the Bad Luck Brian meme, a photo of an awkward red-headed teen with braces grinning against a dark purple background. The top right cell is the Philosoraptor meme, a sketch of a thoughtful-looking velociraptor on a muted green gradient background. The bottom left cell shows the Advice Dog meme, a photo of a happy, panting golden retriever puppy head placed over a rainbow color wheel background. The bottom right cell is the Success Kid meme, a photo of a determined-looking frowning toddler holding up a clenched fist against a blue gradient background. The entire post is a nostalgic reference to how internet meme formats have evolved over the past 15 years.
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Overview

The image opens with text at the top stating "Just a reminder that memes used to look like this 15 years ago:", followed by a 2x2 grid of iconic, widely recognized early 2010s meme templates. The top left cell features the Bad Luck Brian meme, a photo of an awkward red-headed teen with braces grinning against a dark purple background. The top right cell is the Philosoraptor meme, a sketch of a thoughtful-looking velociraptor on a muted green gradient background. The bottom left cell shows the Advice Dog meme, a photo of a happy, panting golden retriever puppy head placed over a rainbow color wheel background. The bottom right cell is the Success Kid meme, a photo of a determined-looking frowning toddler holding up a clenched fist against a blue gradient background. The entire post is a nostalgic reference to how internet meme formats have evolved over the past 15 years.

Origin notes

This meme was shared on X.com (formerly Twitter) by the account @WholesomeMeme, as specified in the provided source information. It compiles four extremely popular meme templates that were ubiquitous across early 2010s internet platforms including Reddit, 4chan, Facebook, and Tumblr, as a lighthearted nostalgia post for long-time internet users.

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