The 'I Spent 100 Hours In The World's Poorest Country' meme originates from a YouTube video thumbnail by creator Fidias Panayiotou, who later became a politician. The video, which depicted his time in Burundi, faced significant online backlash for perceived insensitivity and the commodification of poverty for entertainment. This controversy turned the dramatic, highly-saturated thumbnail into a perfect template for satire. Users now use the image to mock the 'poverty porn' genre of YouTube content or to hyperbolize their own minor inconveniences, equating trivial situations to the extreme survivalist tone of the original video.