The internet moves at the speed of light. Trends live and die faster than the life cycle of a housefly. As soon as you have a grasp on a new meme format, it has already been copied into oblivion. It can be exhausting to keep up with everything, and sometimes you just need something that makes sense. Memes also cycle into abstraction as quickly as they come, getting further and further away from the source material with every step. 

It is no wonder, then, that a certain sect of the internet has rejected this rapid pace, and taken a few well-worn formats to their logical conclusions, eschewing a snappy punchline or funny take. And if you’re like me and you spend more time scrolling than is perhaps good for you, you find deep comfort in this twist on the genre. It feels like a meme brain factory reset.