This Meme Is From The Future is a surrealist internet trope that subverts traditional joke structures by presenting a nonsensical image as a reference from a future timeline. It gained massive traction in late 2016 when a user posted a strange image, claiming nobody would understand the context until years later. The meme relies on the concept of 'forced lore' and anti-humor, poking fun at how rapidly internet culture evolves and how niche references become incomprehensible over time. It is frequently used to mock predictable meme formats by introducing chaotic, unexplainable elements that suggest a higher level of comedic evolution.