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Edward Snowden holds up a piece of paper, and that's how memes are born

Edward Snowden holds up a piece of paper, and that's how memes are born

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Edward Snowden's impact on how we look at security and privacy cannot be understated. Even today, years later, we're still learning more and more about the extent of government surveillance. He has fundamentally changed how we look at and talk about the internet.

Given his knowledge of how the world wide web works, surely he must've seen this coming.

Snowden today is participating in a Reddit AMA alongside the ACLU's Jameel Jaffer. As verification, he provided this picture. And as most active Reddit participants know, holding up a piece of directly in front of a camera makes it very easy to template. Like so:

But we aren't telling you anything the internet didn't already figure out:

Just remember what he has gone through so you can have fun with this meme.

You're welcome, buddy.