Jobs in the Past vs Jobs Now

Text on the meme

JOBS IN THE PAST TIKTOKER STANDUP COMEDIAN INFLUENCER COSPLAYER JOBS NOW AI PROMPT LYRIC POET NEURON FARMER THE GUY WHO RUNS THE VIRTUAL MACHINE THAT'S SIMULATING YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW FULLY REMOTE DECENTRALISED CYBERPOLITICAL POLITICIAN (DISCORD MOD) QUANTUM MARRIAGE COUNSELLOR EMBEDDED NECROBOTICS ENGINEER MEATVERSE.DEV ADMIN MAN WHO KNOWS WHICH COLOUR BERRIES ARE SAFE TO EAT

What it means

A two-panel cartoon contrasts ordinary modern internet-era jobs with absurd fictional jobs of the future. The punchline is that “jobs now” have become increasingly niche, technological, dystopian, and ridiculous, from AI prompt lyric poet to the person managing a virtual machine simulating your life.

Objects

cartoon people / мультяшные люди muscular man / мускулистый мужчина shirtless person / человек без рубашки barbell / штанга bearded man / бородатый мужчина headphones / наушники woman with long dark hair / женщина с длинными тёмными волосами hoodie / худи brain / мозг goggles / защитные очки hooded figure / человек в капюшоне pink-haired woman / женщина с розовыми волосами glasses / очки computer terminal / компьютерный терминал troll face / троллфейс berries / ягоды