The black and white illustration closely resembles the “Expectation vs Reality” meme and the “What You Think You Look Like vs. What You Actually Look Like” meme. The “flashlight” in this archaic meme does not refer to modern-day flashlights, but rather flash-lamps which were when magnesium was lit on fire to give light for photographers in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Twitter has embraced the illustration and breathed snarky new life into the 97-year-old meme.
this comic strip from 1921 is really relatable to this day pic.twitter.com/DXCpl923Iy
— seepy (@YoRHaw) April 15, 2018
— Tina Michelle ✨ (@tina_michelle9) April 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/LachlanTemplar/status/985651984639381504
People have been shitposting and slinging memes since 1921, we just didn’t have the internet yet to share them as easily. This proves that humanity has always and will always love memes.