The full thread for the meme reads: "not a cell phone in sight. just living in the moment. absolutely beautiful, wish we could go back."
Tweeters have been using games, movies, TV series and more to inspire their their own memes. They all generally poke fun at the idea that times used to be better before all technological malarkey.
Check out our dozen or so favourites below (there were too many good'uns to narrow down!):
not a cell phone in sight. just living in the moment. absolutely beautiful, wish we could go back pic.twitter.com/iAmo0IQepR
— joe (@TravusHertl) November 6, 2018
not a cell phone in sight. just living in the moment. absolutely beautiful, wish we could go back pic.twitter.com/17tbHNSPq0
— cristina (@_cristinamonge) November 7, 2018
not a cell phone in sight. just living in the moment. absolutely beautiful, wish we could go back pic.twitter.com/gF6G3rK5t6
— ? hannah ? (@squidlesbian) November 7, 2018
not a cell phone in sight. seriously so amazing what the world would look like if we just got off our phones. wish we could go back pic.twitter.com/DYBKH3ZJ17
— Adam Ragsdale (@adamhragsdale) November 7, 2018
Not a cell phone in sight. Just people living in the moment. pic.twitter.com/NnnVjdSNO5
— zach (@zach2302) November 13, 2018
not a cell phone in sight, just people living in the moment pic.twitter.com/kdFmTYyCAB
— ?????? (@GallantPurple) November 14, 2018
not a cell phone in sight. just people living in the moment pic.twitter.com/wZHn8UewpP
— rae? (@ninteenths) November 9, 2018
Not a cell phone in sight. Just people living in the moment. pic.twitter.com/OunRyU42t7
— Chris Hanna (@Chris_Hanna) November 11, 2018
not a cellphone in sight. Just people living in the moment pic.twitter.com/yMxfTit4SI
— Taylor Kim (@tk_randell) November 14, 2018
not a cell phone in sight. just people living in the moment.. pic.twitter.com/6PklvmnR3g
— jas (@woIfbitch) November 8, 2018
not a cell phone in sight. just people living in the moment pic.twitter.com/uGjfpVt4Go
— daniel (@nwniel) November 7, 2018
not a cell phone in sight. just ppl living in the moment. pic.twitter.com/xtyOCYJUzO
— billy mays here with oxycontin (@VersaceCroccs) November 4, 2018
Not a cell phone in sight. Just people living in the moment. pic.twitter.com/FjSafvXkgF
— Cardi Bier? (@Gershforthewin) November 8, 2018
not a cell phone in sight. just living in the moment. absolutely beautiful, wish we could go back. pic.twitter.com/zw7nW09em4
— Tea with Tolkien (@TeawithTolkien) November 15, 2018
not a cell phone in sight. just ppl living in the moment. pic.twitter.com/4WUgjSKH33
— Rob ☕️ (@itsroblaw) November 6, 2018
This may have been the one that inspired it all, and we had to include it for its wholesome nature.
Not a cell phone in sight... Parents used to give the restaurant phone number to the sitter and then go have fun! #ThrowbackThursday pic.twitter.com/wT4IEDO2s9
— Brad Thor (@BradThor) August 16, 2018
After all the original message behind the thread was to experience life not through the lens of a mobile phone. There's truth in that, but then how could we enjoy these dank memes right now?
