The Brief: People are tweeting photos of themselves at or around age 20 with the hashtag #MeAt20.
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The “me at 20” trend took off on Twitter on April 13, 2020, after user @202natt tweeted “Lmaooo what did y’all look like at 20?”
Lmaooo what did y’all look like at 20?
— I got a 172 on my LSAT. I dont argue for free. (@202natt) April 13, 2020
People replied to this thread with photos of themselves at or around age 20, sometimes roasting their younger selves or reminiscing about the past. Many people also took this as an opportunity to reflect on how much they’ve grown and changed over the years in ways other than just appearance.
The #MeAt20 trend then spread across social media to Instagram and Facebook as well. Similar to other throwback photo challenges like the #HowHardDidAgingHitYou challenge and the #17YearChallenge, this prompt allows people to show off some old pictures and see what their social media mutuals looked like in the past.
This makeup lmaoo. But my hair never slips. pic.twitter.com/yCTf7Lo5Nl
— I got a 172 on my LSAT. I dont argue for free. (@202natt) April 13, 2020
little ass phone pic.twitter.com/c9CuNSEziy
— Leonardo Davinci (@trap_lenny) April 14, 2020
At my 21st Bday party this fish tie & boxers one of my friends & co-workers is a longer story than I can tell on twitter. pic.twitter.com/XjDacRCJLq
— Leslie Mac (@LeslieMac) April 14, 2020
this was me at 20 (in the bake off tent). i now spend less time hating myself and more time hating the UK food media and the crooks who uphold it. we grow. pic.twitter.com/AdAG4yHb6I
— Ruby Tandoh (@rubytandoh) April 16, 2020
#MeAt20. So fresh-faced! pic.twitter.com/fG7P1sRVoK
— Samantha Shannon (@say_shannon) April 16, 2020
Me at 20. (We used to call those “phones”.) pic.twitter.com/G6YmYceQo4
— Jonathan Freedland (@Freedland) April 16, 2020
Brilliant seeing all the pics of people aged 20! So here's my contribution…. And yes, it was in the early 80's!#MeAt20 pic.twitter.com/UJrtqN4rSG
— Angela🛡 If it's not fair, I'm on it! #GTTO #ProEU (@spaceangel1964) April 16, 2020
#MeAt20. I know. pic.twitter.com/EUG5oOAY8p
— Margaret Cabourn-Smith (@MCabournSmith) April 16, 2020
what i looked like at 20 is between me and god
— hunter harris (@hunteryharris) April 16, 2020
I did love denim #MeAt20. pic.twitter.com/JKVtIFleEf
— Allison Bailey (@BluskyeAllison) April 16, 2020
me at 20 and fully thriving on tumblr pic.twitter.com/7LWE8cZBCU
— gay4satan (@bagofmilk420) April 15, 2020
#MeAt20 Oh man. What a baller. What ever happened to Jane Norman and metabolism. I used to wear these outfits to uni classes – those where the BEST DAYS, haterz hated but I made the coolest friends pic.twitter.com/C21ZEq8c2k
— Livestreams Mon-Fri 11am FB & Insta (@luisaomielan) April 16, 2020
What a smug 20-year-old I was. Early example of a selfie tho #MeAt20 pic.twitter.com/cVFX5WZACc
— Lisa Markwell (@lisamarkwell) April 16, 2020
Alright… here’s #MeAt20 – let the ridicule begin! pic.twitter.com/ojpEVpw2mw
— Jeremy Adams (@spacekicker) April 16, 2020