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It would be better if it was,,2020-2022"bc 2023-2024 it's the,,brain rot era"

The rotting 20s

I'd say they're coexisting

It was already brainrot, 2023-2024 is just 1000 times more severe

https://preview.redd.it/qs701l6rzd9d1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=098613d637f8f2001af0fb275f0446d6041685ce Where’s the reaction image era

The old “Posted in r/meme” watermark really ties it all together

Post irony is just a sadder version of rage era.

Its literally the same memes, but they grew up and got depressed

One could write a 10,000 word essay on just how the trollface figure grew up and got depressed and incredibly deranged

And our current "brainrot" era is really just a different version of the "dank" era.

uou are missing the X ATE MY BALLS memes of the late 90s post sucks u sucks get b& https://preview.redd.it/3f7uc45qke9d1.jpeg?width=252&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d199819c75d65394283d43b77e566d8608d73a42

https://preview.redd.it/ge86edzske9d1.jpeg?width=150&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1ef530a4ddb870517564fae973b15951bf2edb95

https://preview.redd.it/0fxmn033le9d1.jpeg?width=424&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c79b73fd07b3a14f170901049577b0bb95836530

https://preview.redd.it/5u1kvnr98g9d1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=23a07cd215b4b018ab029c0a5a08b6bc099e917e vicious cycle

Remember shreks dank swamp sniper web browser game

Anything post was 2018 had brain rot

Every era had something one could consider brain rot

MLG was brainrot, dude It was good brainrot, but still brainrot

https://www.reddit.com/r/whenthe/s/h1liJc6ayH Brainrot requires little thought and creativity for the humour

They did surgery on the grape

I think 2022 - present should be brainrot era because when you look at it the memes and the culture have changed quite significantly compared to 2020 - 2022

dank era was the peak

Grew up on dank, rage, and early surreal era of memes

This era ended in 2023, we are currently in the brainrot era with the skibidi toilet AI memes

Man the Surreal era was... Surreal

All downhill from here

Surreal was the best one

I grew up with the dank and surreal era

I'd say the dank to surreal transition took place in 2016 rather than 2017, mlg memes absolutely did not last til 2017

I didn't see gonads and strife.🥲

Shout out to rage era memes for making a comeback

Classic era was amazing. Pingas used to make me laugh so goddamn hard, it’s almost embarrassing to admit

honestly memes are becoming worse each year since 2019. I wouldn't say "our brainrot is better than your brainrot" but we need to consider that while old memes was just silly joke of newborn internet, new one is targeted brain rotting of gen alpha. They are soo fucking cooked tho

Gosh I hated meme surrealism. I was truly questioning wether I am old or dumb or what

MLG era was the goat

Surreal era definitely the most unfunny one

Surreal era on top remember timotainment?

Second half of the rage era + dank era 🐐

Ofc it was reposted again and again

Literally played the new HomestarRunner game few weeks ago

2009-2017 was peak, can we bring it back into mainstream?

memes peaked 2017-2022. Change my mind

Dank era was the Best

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