The 'Durr Plant' meme originated from a 2016 video by the YouTuber I Hate Everything (IHE) titled 'Trying to Watch: DAMN DANIEL.' In the video, IHE satirizes the absurdity of the 'Damn Daniel' viral trend by pointing at an artificial houseplant and shouting 'DURR PLANT' in a mockingly enthusiastic voice. This absurdist take on forced internet trends quickly became a meme in its own right, symbolizing the 'anti-meme' culture and meta-humor of the mid-2010s. It is typically used to point out unfunny or repetitive content, or simply as a piece of surrealist comedy that mocks the arbitrary nature of viral internet fame.