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A 2x2 collage meme depicting a person's appearance progression across four years: 2016 (top-left), 2022 (top-right), 2025 (bottom-left), and 2028 (bottom-right). The 2016 and 2022 images show the individual with natural, smiling expressions and casual attire. The 2025 and 2028 images are heavily edited or AI-generated, featuring exaggerated, distorted facial features (e.g., overdrawn makeup, warped proportions) to satirize the 'chad' internet archetype—slang for an absurdly masculine or over-the-top persona. Each quadrant includes a red label with the respective 'YEAR' text.
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A satirical progression of a person's appearance from 2016 to 2028, exaggerating features into a 'chad' archetype

Overview

A 2x2 collage meme depicting a person's appearance progression across four years: 2016 (top-left), 2022 (top-right), 2025 (bottom-left), and 2028 (bottom-right). The 2016 and 2022 images show the individual with natural, smiling expressions and casual attire. The 2025 and 2028 images are heavily edited or AI-generated, featuring exaggerated, distorted facial features (e.g., overdrawn makeup, warped proportions) to satirize the 'chad' internet archetype—slang for an absurdly masculine or over-the-top persona. Each quadrant includes a red label with the respective 'YEAR' text.

Origin notes

This meme was created by a Reddit user within the platform's meme community. It remixes real photos (likely of a real person from 2016 and 2022) with edited or AI-generated content for 2025 and 2028 to create a satirical transformation narrative. It circulates as a humorous take on unrealistic progression memes, mocking the 'chad' trope common in internet culture.

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