Linear function Memes

The mathematical precision of aging is beautifully demonstrated in this graph! It plots Pope Francis's age (Y) against time (X) with the equation Y = X + 1936, where 1936 is his birth year. The perfect linear relationship with slope = 1 is the most predictable model in science—we all age exactly one year per year. Unless you're traveling near light speed, of course, then relativistic time dilation would create a fascinating deviation from this otherwise immutable function. The graph is essentially saying "congratulations on continuing to exist at the standard rate!" which is both trivially obvious and profoundly existential.