Daily life
The morning improves
The drink is welcome; having no work waiting makes it better.
Read caption text
- The good option
- Coffee
- The improved version
- Coffee on a day off
Life Is Good, But It Can Be Better Meme Template
The format
What does Life Is Good, But It Can Be Better mean?
Also called Maxwell Lord Comparison · Pedro Pascal Good and Better · Wonder Woman 1984 Meme
Maxwell Lord points toward a good option, then promises an improvement. Use the two panels for something you already like and the small addition that would make it better.
The first option is already welcome. The second builds on it with something extra.
A tiny improvement can be enough: a day off, an extra topping, or one fewer interruption. The confident sales pitch gives the preference its comic emphasis.
Origin
Maxwell Lord’s sales pitch becomes an upgrade meme.
Pedro Pascal delivers the line as businessman Maxwell Lord in Wonder Woman 1984. The film’s U.S. theatrical and HBO Max release was December 25, 2020. [1]
A GIF circulated on Twitter the following day. Know Your Meme records a December 28 comparison post by @pingpongflix, followed by further two-panel versions during the next week. [1]
How the meme spread
Caption guide
Start with something good, then add one improvement.
Put the good option at the bottom of the first panel and the improved version at the bottom of the second. Keep Lord’s face and pointing hand visible.
Use parallel wording so the change is easy to spot. The second caption should retain the first idea and add the part that makes it better.
- The good option
- Along the bottom of the upper panel.
- The improved version
- Along the bottom of the lower panel.
- The upper panel is already a positive choice.
- The lower panel adds the improvement.
- Use matching phrases.
- A small, specific upgrade is enough.
Life Is Good, But It Can Be Better examples
Original captions to try with this template.
Work
Speed without interruptions
The upgrade is the freedom to use a good connection without interruption.
Read caption text
- The good option
- Fast Wi-Fi
- The improved version
- Fast Wi-Fi with no meetings
Hobbies
The right setting for a new read
The second panel adds a reason to stay in and enjoy the first.
Read caption text
- The good option
- A new book
- The improved version
- A new book and rain outside
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Sources1 reference
References for this template. Example captions are original.
- Life Is Good, But It Can Be Better: Know Your Meme
Identifies Maxwell Lord’s line and the late-December 2020 comparison posts.