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200 Million Years of Evolution... But I Like This

A two-panel meme featuring a satirical comparison. The top panel shows a white car, a red table lamp, a bug-like creature with antennae, a full moon, and a person in a purple jacket standing nearby; the text reads 'This is brilliant.' The bottom panel is nearly identical, but the text changes to 'But I like this,' humorously implying a preference for the latter despite evolutionary context.
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This is brilliant.
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But I like this.

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A satirical comparison of evolutionary progress versus personal preference

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A two-panel meme featuring a satirical comparison. The top panel shows a white car, a red table lamp, a bug-like creature with antennae, a full moon, and a person in a purple jacket standing nearby; the text reads 'This is brilliant.' The bottom panel is nearly identical, but the text changes to 'But I like this,' humorously implying a preference for the latter despite evolutionary context.

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User-created remix/collage originally posted on Reddit (source: Reddit:Meme). Combines edited images of a car, lamp, bug, moon, and a person using photo editing software (e.g., Photoshop) to create a satirical contrast meme.

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