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Out Here Living My Best Life or Steve Is Drowning refers to a series of redraws based on a viral Instagram post showing a man, Kylann Clayborn, in a pool, captioned, "out here living my best life" as someone seemingly drowns in the background, inspiring one person to comment, "Steve is drowning," and the poster to respond, "This ain't about him." A screenshot of the post was shared on Twitter in January 2019 and inspired redraws that month, often replacing the people in the photo with characters who are rivals, becoming increasingly popularized in the following years.

Origin

On January 10th, 2019, Twitter[1] user @hanan_elkathiri posted a screenshot of a post by Instagram user Kylann Clayborn captioned "out here living my best life" where Clayborn is shown in a swimming pool as someone seemingly drowns behind him. In a second screenshot, an Instagram user Kay Lauren comments, "Steve is drowning," Clayborn responding, "This ain't about him." The post gained over 126,000 likes and 48,000 retweets in three years.

Kylann Clayborn 54 mins Instagram Out here living my best life. i
Like Kay Lauren Steve is drowning Kylann Clayborn This ain't about him View 1 more reply...

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The post inspired redraws shortly after going viral. For example, on January 19th, 2019, Deviant Art[2] user n-shrio posted a redraw of the meme, gaining over 180 favorites in three years (shown below, left). On January 29th, Twitter[3] user @chips_n_cookies posted a recreation of the meme with Pokemon characters, gaining over 90 likes in the same span of time (shown below, right).

RYU YEON-GI 420 ming. 16.88 Out here living my best life. BASTET Lyre is drowning?! RYU YEON-GI This ain't about him SHRIOTORIZAWA @dA | SHRID-NII @TH
CHIPSNCOOKIES Shelly posted photos. Out here living my best life. 0 Maxie (Magma) Tabitha is drowning. Like Reply - 7h this ain't about him. Shelly Like Reply - 7h www www

On August 14th, Twitter[4] user @scenik8 posted a redraw of the meme using characters from Neon Genesis Evangelion, gaining over 1,600 likes in three years (shown below).

Asuka Langley Soryu 53 min. Out here living my best life. Rei Ayanami Shinji is drowning. Asuka Langley Soryu This ain't about him ...

On June 30th, 2021, Twitter[5] user @Hayde_Ink posted a version of the meme drawn to reference Lady Dimitrescu, gaining over 1,200 likes in a year (shown below, left). On July 16th, Instagram[6] user tomholland_944 posted a recreation of the meme where actress Zendaya is in the pool as Tom Holland drown in the back, crediting it to now-deleted user sweetshland. On July 18th, Instagram[7] user memequeen reposted it, gaining over 400,000 likes in a year (shown below, right). Several media outlets, including Seventeen,[8] reported on the image as it gained viral spread, claiming it was a real-but-deleted tweet from the actress, however, this does not appear to be true.

Vampire Mommy Out here living my best life OUANDE INK @HAYDE-INK Fish King Heisenberg is drowning Vampire Mommy This ain't about him.

On November 6th, Redditor xianikaeni posted a version of the meme referencing Animal Crossing to /r/AnimalCrossing,[9] gaining over 12,300 upvotes in seven months (shown below).

Каpp'n 1h Out here living my best life. O Like Comment share 2 522 2 comments •6 shares pekoe The resident representative is drowning 15 m Like Reply Каpp'n This ain't about them. Just Now Like Reply

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Gary 54 mins Instagram ● Out here living my best life. @XourNa Misty Ash is drowning Gary This ain't about him.
Nobara Kugisaki 54 mins Out here living my best life. S Yuji Itadori Sensei is drowning Nobara Kugisaki This ain't about him
Tommy Innit 54 min ago Out here living my best life. Philza George is drowning Tommy Innit This ain't about him CAINTERNN
Optima prime 54 min ago out here living my best life. EVE HE Megatron Sentinel prime is drowning Optima prime This ain't about him NENEOBLIGAR

Search Interest

External References

[1] Twitter – hanan_elkathiri

[2] Deviant Art – nshrio

[3] Twitter – chips_n_cookies

[4] Twitter – scenik8

[5] Twitter – Hayde_Ink

[6] Instagram – tomholland_944

[7] Instagram – memequeen

[8] Seventeen – Zendaya Hilariously Shades Tom Holland in Now-Deleted Twitter Pic

[9] Reddit – AnimalCrossing



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About

Out Here Living My Best Life or Steve Is Drowning refers to a series of redraws based on a viral Instagram post showing a man, Kylann Clayborn, in a pool, captioned, "out here living my best life" as someone seemingly drowns in the background, inspiring one person to comment, "Steve is drowning," and the poster to respond, "This ain't about him." A screenshot of the post was shared on Twitter in January 2019 and inspired redraws that month, often replacing the people in the photo with characters who are rivals, becoming increasingly popularized in the following years.

Origin

On January 10th, 2019, Twitter[1] user @hanan_elkathiri posted a screenshot of a post by Instagram user Kylann Clayborn captioned "out here living my best life" where Clayborn is shown in a swimming pool as someone seemingly drowns behind him. In a second screenshot, an Instagram user Kay Lauren comments, "Steve is drowning," Clayborn responding, "This ain't about him." The post gained over 126,000 likes and 48,000 retweets in three years.


Kylann Clayborn 54 mins Instagram Out here living my best life. i Like Kay Lauren Steve is drowning Kylann Clayborn This ain't about him View 1 more reply...

Spread

The post inspired redraws shortly after going viral. For example, on January 19th, 2019, Deviant Art[2] user n-shrio posted a redraw of the meme, gaining over 180 favorites in three years (shown below, left). On January 29th, Twitter[3] user @chips_n_cookies posted a recreation of the meme with Pokemon characters, gaining over 90 likes in the same span of time (shown below, right).


RYU YEON-GI 420 ming. 16.88 Out here living my best life. BASTET Lyre is drowning?! RYU YEON-GI This ain't about him SHRIOTORIZAWA @dA | SHRID-NII @TH CHIPSNCOOKIES Shelly posted photos. Out here living my best life. 0 Maxie (Magma) Tabitha is drowning. Like Reply - 7h this ain't about him. Shelly Like Reply - 7h www www

On August 14th, Twitter[4] user @scenik8 posted a redraw of the meme using characters from Neon Genesis Evangelion, gaining over 1,600 likes in three years (shown below).


Asuka Langley Soryu 53 min. Out here living my best life. Rei Ayanami Shinji is drowning. Asuka Langley Soryu This ain't about him ...

On June 30th, 2021, Twitter[5] user @Hayde_Ink posted a version of the meme drawn to reference Lady Dimitrescu, gaining over 1,200 likes in a year (shown below, left). On July 16th, Instagram[6] user tomholland_944 posted a recreation of the meme where actress Zendaya is in the pool as Tom Holland drown in the back, crediting it to now-deleted user sweetshland. On July 18th, Instagram[7] user memequeen reposted it, gaining over 400,000 likes in a year (shown below, right). Several media outlets, including Seventeen,[8] reported on the image as it gained viral spread, claiming it was a real-but-deleted tweet from the actress, however, this does not appear to be true.


Vampire Mommy Out here living my best life OUANDE INK @HAYDE-INK Fish King Heisenberg is drowning Vampire Mommy This ain't about him.

On November 6th, Redditor xianikaeni posted a version of the meme referencing Animal Crossing to /r/AnimalCrossing,[9] gaining over 12,300 upvotes in seven months (shown below).


Каpp'n 1h Out here living my best life. O Like Comment share 2 522 2 comments •6 shares pekoe The resident representative is drowning 15 m Like Reply Каpp'n This ain't about them. Just Now Like Reply

Various Examples


Gary 54 mins Instagram ● Out here living my best life. @XourNa Misty Ash is drowning Gary This ain't about him. Nobara Kugisaki 54 mins Out here living my best life. S Yuji Itadori Sensei is drowning Nobara Kugisaki This ain't about him Tommy Innit 54 min ago Out here living my best life. Philza George is drowning Tommy Innit This ain't about him CAINTERNN Optima prime 54 min ago out here living my best life. EVE HE Megatron Sentinel prime is drowning Optima prime This ain't about him NENEOBLIGAR

Search Interest

External References

[1] Twitter – hanan_elkathiri

[2] Deviant Art – nshrio

[3] Twitter – chips_n_cookies

[4] Twitter – scenik8

[5] Twitter – Hayde_Ink

[6] Instagram – tomholland_944

[7] Instagram – memequeen

[8] Seventeen – Zendaya Hilariously Shades Tom Holland in Now-Deleted Twitter Pic

[9] Reddit – AnimalCrossing

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