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Meme Origins in 2010s: YouTube & 4Chan Carried the Humour

A two-section meme collage. The top section features a pie chart titled 'Meme origins in 2010s' with segments labeled YouTube (13.17%), 4Chan (12.14%), Reddit (6.4%), and 'Other media' (47.23%). The bottom section shows a close-up of a person's face with a serious expression, accompanied by the text 'I was there. 3,000 years ago...'—a humorous exaggeration implying the person is old enough to have witnessed early meme culture.
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Meme origins in 2010s pie chart displaying YouTube (13.17%), 4Chan (12.14%), Reddit (6.4%), and other media (47.23%); lower section with text 'I was there. 3,000 years ago...'

Overview

A two-section meme collage. The top section features a pie chart titled 'Meme origins in 2010s' with segments labeled YouTube (13.17%), 4Chan (12.14%), Reddit (6.4%), and 'Other media' (47.23%). The bottom section shows a close-up of a person's face with a serious expression, accompanied by the text 'I was there. 3,000 years ago...'—a humorous exaggeration implying the person is old enough to have witnessed early meme culture.

Origin notes

The meme originates from Reddit's Meme community, as indicated by the source information. It combines a pie chart (likely created or edited to visualize 2010s meme origins) with a reaction image of a real person, synthesized using image editing tools to form a collage. The watermark 'imgflip.com' suggests it may have been created or shared via the Imgflip meme generator platform.

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