Chill guy
You might remember it as my new character
Latest viral19 of 24
A drawing of a dog in a sweater that stood for not caring, until it was sold.
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At a glanceThe facts
- Remembered as
- my new character
- Spread in
- 2024
- Made by
- Phillip Banks
- Format
- Meme
- Origin
- No single original
- Available
- Playable from the source
What this wasThe story
An illustration by Phillip Banks of a slouching brown dog, adopted through late 2024 as a picture of studied indifference, then complicated when it was minted and traded against the artist's wishes.
Why it is here: something the internet still knows by name · copied, redrawn and reused until the original stopped mattering · it got out of its own corner of the internet fast · the upload that made its maker known
This is the copy ViralWorld can show you. Whether it is the first is not established.
Where it came fromWhat we know
This spread through many posts rather than one identifiable original. The example shown is one surviving copy and is not claimed as the first.
Nothing here is claimed to be the first version of this. It spread through many posts rather than from one identifiable original.
Created by Phillip Banks. Established by research, not by who posted the copy shown here.
