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Hey friendo I think you accidentally a word
Example: Chuck, I need that report by today!
Even knowing about the sentence structure "Do x by today", this post is phrased weirdly.
The top text uses the pattern "effect by amount", which leads people to see today as an amount in the bottom text. The bottom text is also a different kind of sentence entirely; "Shortening the lives of the rich by today" is a sentence fragment and needs to be modified, perhaps like "Me when I'm shortening the lives of the rich" to fit the format, or "Shorten the lives of the rich today" to fit the conclusion of the top text.
In any case, the format of the meme, the top text, and the bottom text do not rhyme, which makes them difficult to understand in relation to each other.
It has been a pleasure to tweak the format and inspire some thought. Thank you.