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Just a Chill Guy

Nowadays the internet is full of chill guys… No wonder, in circumstances like these, all the instability and so on, the only fair desire of every adult person is to remain chill and unbothered. The Chill Guy meme is a cultural answer to that: the image of an anthropomorphic dog who definitely does NOT care about all the political vicissitudes, economic storms and job difficulties was created and posted by the artist Phillip Banks in as far as the October 2023, but the image gained popularity and eventually became a meme only this autumn. Honestly, no wonder.

As every decent art form, the designer toys industry reflects society's worries and cultural trends alike. So his own version of the Chill Guy was created by the toy designer called M0NK. He combined the Chill Guy posture with the image of Arthur, the main character of the same-name TV cartoon. Arthur is an eight years old boy-ardwark, resourceful and curious kid. Wearing his signature outfit, the image is quite recognisable. The mixture is nice, as two characters resonate beautifully in their escapist chillness. The toy is available via author’s patreon for subscribers only.

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