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This 2015-2016 meme is a raging virus: It has propagated faster than any other internet meme.

Bill is a stick person illustration, with white space left for captioning. The version pictured here is the Bill with the hat/toque headdress. You will also see versions of stick person Bill sitting at a computer.
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The irresistible appeal of Bill is that it is a powerful passive-aggressive way to make public judgments about other people's life choices. If you want to comment on something you disagree with, the innocuous Bill stick figure is an excellent vehicle to transmit your message.

So moving to Meme reerach ecause this is a meme. However, there are some issues with your post.

I've personally never seen Bill before. The stick figure reminds This is Bob though I suppose that any meme using a stick figure would.

Now, the nature of the meme is actually much older than you suggest. In doing research for the meme "proper anatomy" I came across this image:

This is the same concept. However, it dates back to at least 2010. I think I've see other versions of this, though due to the nature of the wording, it is a bit difficult to find more.

I've seen this plenty but didn't it already have an entry or something?

Right here and long ago confirmed

Also, what the hell is the link in the OP? Is that some kind of spam?

Well crap, forgot about that. As I was hoping I could change it to a useful meme discussion I choose to keep it up. However, as pointed out, the meme in question already has an entry and there's no real clear objective to the thread otherwise.

Locking.