30 Infuriating Posts That Perfectly Illustrate The Kind Of “Boring Dystopia” We Live In (New Pics)
If you stop and look around you, you’ll see how many things that are happening are quite a bit off. The rich are now disgustingly rich and detached from the rest of the world. The climate is in shambles. Also, no one bats an eye at surveillance, which is becoming more and more normal. It’s all beginning to look like we are living in a dystopian world taken straight from the pages of a fantasy novel.
The following list contains dystopian gems collected from the “A Boring Dystopia” subreddit. Sad, uninspiring, and absurd, these images are bound to make you feel awful about the state of the world. So, proceed with caution.
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So This
With so many dystopian novels speculating the possible future of our society, there must be one that reflects our current world the best. But which reality do we live in? Is it Gilead or Panem?
Well, if we’re trying to asses that, the most logical place to start the analysis would probably be George Orwell’s 1984. That’s both because of the book’s popularity and how often we hear the word “Orwellian” these days.
When Will The Increase Of The Number Behind X Be Stopped?
What's Wrong With The Trees?
George Orwell’s 1984 is an exploration of a society that has completely given into a totalitarian regime. It shows how censorship and the lack of free thinking is bound to damage the world. It emphasizes the propaganda, manipulation of truth, and the ridiculous amount of power that the government has over everyone. It does sound a little familiar, right?
The most recent example of censorship getting out of control is the 2021-2023 book bans that rippled through the US. Libraries around the country are being asked to take specific books off their shelves. In fact, 2022 set the record for the most inquiries ever made. And 2023 is on track to break it.
*sigh*
I'm in Canada. I am scared by the number of policy-makers (and supportive members of the public) who want to emulate the US Education Models because they think it is the most 'efficient' and runs on sound 'business principles.' I am scared by the appetite for degrading and disrespecting teachers. Our most important civic institutions should not be run on the same methods as for-profit businesses.
Mfw I Hear Norfolk Southern's Overall Penalty And "Casualty Charge" Is 1.7% Of Their 2022 Profits
The USA Is The Only First-World Country Without Paid Parental Leave
Republicans have no interest in protecting kids. They just pretend to be pro life but immediately after birth. Hypocracy at its finest. No child support, no protection, no education. Now labor laws sllowing kids to do dangerous, toxic jobs just to exploit them because rich donors and big corporations gave big bribe money to the GOP to force that new law. Disgusting.
What separates this wave of censorship from others is that this time politicians are the ones stoking the flames. Instead of communities raising the questions directly to schools and libraries, they are getting support from conservative advocacy organizations, which smells a little of 1984.
98 Years Worth Of Progress
I would LOVE for anyone to explain how banning books is considered freedom
My Favourite Calender
Such Wholesome Child Laborers
Many of the challenged books discuss race, sex, and gender. Interestingly enough, though, they are often challenged because of profanity and sexual imagery in it, not politics. So, at least they are trying to conceal their censorship with the thin “oh, think of the children” veil. At least we’re not in Fahrenheit 451 territory yet. But we are getting there.
Make 'Em Rich Forget About You
Sad? Just Buy A House
Everything Is Clear
What about another popular dystopian title, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World? Well, this book also explores a loss of freedom under a totalitarian regime. In it, people are encouraged to consume as much as possible and seek for pleasure and instant gratification instead of higher meaning. This is also not too foreign for us, right?
A Plastic Bag
I'm confused? Two parents being absolute legends of parents. That is very heartwarming. Look they may not be able to control everything about their lives, but goddamnit their kid is going to school and he's going to look dapper as f**k while doing it.
Gotta Pay The Bills…
We Do Not Pay Our Employees Enough To Survive
Idiocy at its finest. The problem is not tipping culture but the lack of fair wages. Greedy companies make millions and billions but won't pay fair. Trickle down never worked. It Was and still is a stupid lie Republicans tell their stupid voters. Unions are the one and only solution to fight for workers rights.
Instant gratification is everywhere these days. In essence, the term describes giving up something that would benefit us in the long run and choosing something that benefits us right away instead. How can that be bad, you say? Well, it usually leads to pretty unhealthy habits.
Indistinguishable From The Real Thing!
What's Worse Is That The Wild Doesn't Even Look Like That Anymore
Something For The Sub All The Way From The Philippines
Phones make it especially easy to choose instant gratification over long-term benefits. We spend time we could be spending socializing on social media. The likes and the validation we get replaces real-life interactions. Dating apps are also guilty of that. It used to be that casual dating was seen as too instant of a gratification. These days, this has been replaced with swiping only. So, yes, the brave new world is here.
Poor? Have You Tried Starving?
you can even save more money, if you stopped eating entirely! How that's for a "life hack"?
Olga Schubert, A 5-Year-Old Girl, Photographed After A Days Work Picking Shrimp At Biloxi Canning Factory
Supreme Court Of India Just Gave Permission For These 100s Of Years Old Trees To Be Cut For A 4-Lane Highway In West Bengal
All of that to say, it seems that dystopia is here. We are living it. The question right now seems to be whether the sequel of this reality is written in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road or Arthur C. Clarke’s 2001: Space Odyssey.
Amazon Anti Union Posters Put Up By The Company
Amazon are a******s to work for. We got lured from Sweden to Germany to work at a warehouse over the holidays. Got told we would just pay about 8% tax. Got there and we payed church tax, pension tax and what not. Ended up with money barely worth it all, the experience outside of working was good tho.
I Don't Even Have To Read This Article To Know There's Going To Be Some Olympian Level Mental Gymnastics Going On To Rationalize Why It's Okay To Live Like This
Why Are People So Obsessed With Dubai? It Seems Like A Dystopian Hellscape Birthed From The Spawn Of Satan And Adam Smith
Dubai's wealthiest figures can flex their wealth by the license plate they own on their car. The lower the number the wealthier they are.
I Mean, Payback For Them Ruining The Economy?
Just A Question In The Ford Stockholder Annual Meeting Vote
Everyone: You Should Support Your Local Economy. My Local Economy:
Anti-Theft Gates On Laundry Stuff And Chocolate
The "Skylight" In Our Canteen
We have no windows at all where I work. This is their solution 🤦
Ad I Just Saw. Imagine Becoming A Renter In Your Own Home. Ridiculous
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