I Was Born In The Right Generation I Love Da Internet

About

I Was Born In The Right Generation I Love Da Internet refers to a catchphrase and exploitable image macro meme template popularized by an Instagram font meme that read, "I was born in the right generation, I love da internet and Chief Keef." The meme typically has the end of the phrase changed via recaption to represent what someone may appreciate about being born in the 21st century.

Origin

The earliest known post following the phrasal template "I was born in the right generation, I love da internet" is a June 29th, 2023, post on Instagram by user @epicgamergirl562,^[1] where they share a story originally posted by @numba1shoplifter writing that they love the band Shoreline Mafia. The post gathered over 4,000 likes in nine months (seen below).

Spread

On July 19th, 2023, the X^[2] account @ThrowingFits made a version of the meme that read, "I was born in the right generation, I love da internet and taking fit pics," gathering over 2,000 likes in nine months (seen below, left). On November 4th, X^[3] user @pandulcecat posted a version of the meme that read, "I love da internet and Chief Keef," gathering over 16,000 likes in four months (seen below, right).

On January 24th, 2024, the Instagram^[4] page @lilcasper.exe made a version of the meme with the image tilted, filtered and edited to read "I love da internet and fortnite," gathering over 6,000 likes in three months (seen below, left). A meme posted by @urmommy_________^[5] on March 11th, 2024, gathered over 11,000 likes in a week (seen below, right).

Various Examples

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