Everyone loves a great before and after picture. They symbolize that great things are achievable if you apply yourself, work hard, and brag about yourself on social media. Because isn't that the true reward at the end of the day? These are memes of people who have have achieved great success and chose to document it. Then the Internet took their photos, and made them into a before and after meme, and the digital mockery began. Isn't the Internet circle of life amazing? It's an endless stream of entertainment.