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The 'not a cellphone in sight' meme makes fun of condescending nostalgia

Kids these days and their screens!

Morgan Sung

on November 16, 2018

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, you're sure to hear some elderly relative wax-poetic about how kids these days won't put down their phones.

If you're tired of old farts complaining about much better things were back when people were just living in the moment, take solace in this meme. The "not a cellphone in sight" meme pokes fun at tired stereotypes of young people and their screen addictions by pairing the phrase with deep cuts throughout history.

In this prehistoric party scene, for example, the dinosaurs aren't taking selfies. They're having a wholesome fight, interacting face to face.

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