2008 – The start of civilization(Sumer, Egypt, etc.) With memes emerging from the early internet age, People were still figuring out how memes worked and the power it held, with the most prevalent memes being low quality, gifs to share in internet chat rooms.

2012: The Golden Age of memery: All of the face memes, Nyan Cat, etc. As memes begin to show its face onto popular culture, new and more creative memes start popping up and shared.

2013-2015: After the fall of the Harlem shake, memes began a period of recession, the “Dark Ages” Being overshadowed by the doge monarch, while new memes were put into submission.

Mid 2015- Early 2016: The age of Vine gave way to a renaissance of memes being created on the platform, notably Damn Daniel, why tf you lying, etc,

Mid 2016 – Early 2017: Age of Enlightenment, after the death of Harambe, a new form of meme begins to emerge, the Dank meme, with primary influencers being Robbie rotten, the Lorax, and the bee movie.

Mid 2017- Present: Age of Information: With Reddit and other social media platforms begin to show its prevalence, memes begin to explode in variety, with new meme formats becoming obsolete and trending in a matter of days, much like how today’s technologies are continuously being expanded upon. Perhaps, If this trend continues, memes could predict the future of humanity, and may be warning us even to this day…