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Reminder That You Missed Out When Memes Lasted Longer Than A Week

This meme features a screenshot of the anime character Takagi from *Teasing Master Takagi-san* positioned in a classroom setting, smiling gently while clasping her hands together facing the viewer. Overlaid bold white text with black outlines notes that viewers missed out on a past period of internet culture where popular memes remained relevant for longer than a week, and concludes that there is no way to return to that slower meme turnover pace.
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REMINDER THAT YOU MISSED OUT ON LIFE WHEN MEMES LASTED MORE THAN A WEEK AND THERE'S NO GOING BACK

Overview

This meme features a screenshot of the anime character Takagi from Teasing Master Takagi-san positioned in a classroom setting, smiling gently while clasping her hands together facing the viewer. Overlaid bold white text with black outlines notes that viewers missed out on a past period of internet culture where popular memes remained relevant for longer than a week, and concludes that there is no way to return to that slower meme turnover pace.

Origin notes

This meme was shared on the Reddit Meme subreddit and distributed via RSS feed. It is a derivative work that adds relatable commentary about the evolving speed of internet meme culture to a pre-existing screenshot pulled directly from the Teasing Master Takagi-san anime series.

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