Meme lore
What is the Mind Blown Template Meme Template & meme?
The Mind Blown template (also known as Expanding Brain or Galaxy Brain) is a four-panel vertical meme showing a brain growing brighter and more complex in each row. Each panel labels a tier of understanding, from a basic take to an absurdly enlightened or contrarian conclusion.
Origin & history
The expanding brain image series evolved from surreal 'brain' edits on 4chan's /r9k/ board around 2016, with glowing, increasingly elaborate brain illustrations paired with tiered text. Reddit's /r/dankmemes and /r/MemeEconomy popularized the four-panel layout in 2017, often ranking opinions from normie to galaxy-brain enlightened.
The format also overlaps with 'galaxy brain' humor - where the final panel states something ridiculous framed as superior wisdom. It spread to Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube thumbnails for jokes about gaming meta, politics, relationships, and any topic where you escalate from a sensible view to an ironic hot take.
The format also overlaps with 'galaxy brain' humor - where the final panel states something ridiculous framed as superior wisdom. It spread to Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube thumbnails for jokes about gaming meta, politics, relationships, and any topic where you escalate from a sensible view to an ironic hot take.
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