Born In The Wrong Timeline

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Born In The Wrong Timeline

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The eternal human struggle with timeline FOMO! This meme hilariously contrasts our romanticized view of the past (medieval castles and knights in shining armor) with our sci-fi dreams of the future (spaceships and cyberpunk cities)—then brutally brings us back to reality with corporate logos and traffic jams.

The cosmic joke? We're stuck in the boring middle—not fighting dragons or exploring galaxies, just updating LinkedIn while sitting in traffic. It's the perfect timeline paradox: we idealize both past and future while complaining about our present, despite having the highest life expectancy and technology in human history!

Next time you're daydreaming about being a knight or space explorer, remember that medieval folks died from paper cuts and future humans might face alien invasions. Maybe spreadsheets aren't so bad after all?

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