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Two astronauts floating in space with Earth visible in the background. One astronaut looks at Earth in realization while the other points a gun at them from behind. Stars fill the dark space backdrop.

Wait, it's all...?

Always has been

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What is the Always Has Been meme?

Always Has Been (also called the Astronaut Gun meme) is a two-panel image macro of two astronauts in space. One astronaut looks at Earth in shock and asks 'Wait, it's all...?' while the other, standing behind them with a gun, replies 'Always has been' - revealing an uncomfortable truth the first astronaut just discovered.

Origin & History

The meme began circulating on Reddit in May 2020, starting with a post claiming Earth was secretly Ohio the whole time. The format paired a shocked astronaut discovering a hidden truth with a second astronaut calmly confirming it had 'always has been' while aiming a gun - a darkly comic twist on conspiracy reveals.

It spread rapidly across Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok as people substituted Ohio with any punchline: corporate secrets, relationship red flags, or niche fandom lore. The template's simple two-line structure and dramatic betrayal made it one of the defining memes of 2020, spawning countless variations across every subculture online.

How to Use / Use Cases

Revealing an uncomfortable truth someone just figured out
Joking that a place, product, or fandom was secretly something else all along
Corporate humor about discovering a company's real priorities
Relationship memes about realizing a partner's hidden habit
Niche community in-jokes where insiders already knew the 'secret'

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