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?
In other news: The Onion has filed for bankruptcy because "life is beyond parody now"
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
If unions were ineffective, these major corporations wouldn't be spending so much money and resources to make sure you don't join one.
Union, anyone that is against unions is against the american people.
Why is Amazon so afraid of unions? Do the maybe have something wrong in the company? Something to hide?
They're afraid because Jeff Bezos needs more caviar on his eggs.
Load More Replies...UPS driver/Teamsters union member here. At the end of the current contract I'll be making $49 hr, guaranteed. Medical/vision/dental insurance provided by the company; I don't pay a dime, guaranteed. Full pension after 20 years; I'll retire before I'm 60, guaranteed. Paid vacation, guaranteed. Overtime pay, guaranteed. Holiday pay, guaranteed. The only time I talk to my union rep is if my supervisor/manager violates my contract rights, at which point they're held accountable. Unionize people! Don't believe this corporate propaganda b******t.
They always bring up the union dues payment. I worked in a union job. The dues that were deducted from my paycheck were a f*****g drop in the bucket, because I was making a fuckton more per hour than I had ever made in my life. I also had representation if management tried to pull any of the typical management b******t on me. I could call in sick the night before my scheduled work day without having to still set my f*****g alarm to wake up, call in, and talk to my supervisor at 9am. I got regular raises, which increased my salary even more. There were a load of other benefits my union provided that I had never had in other non-union jobs. I’m also smart enough to know that small percentage I paid in union dues financed every single one of those benefits, so was totally worth it to me. Do NOT let union busters try to scare you into thinking union dues are going to cut your pay in half. You won’t even notice them. Besides, the more pay raises your union negotiates for you, the smaller that tiny percentage comes.
Last union job I worked for, I think it was like $4 off every one of my paycheques. They also made sure I got a raise every year, even when I forgot to ask for it myself. So worth it.
Load More Replies...My miniscule Union fees got me a nice pay raise for the next 3 years, back pay on the deliberation duration, didn't touch my benefits or my pension, didn't effect my PTO or Holidays. It also will provide me with a good lawyer pro-bono if there is ever an issue at work, I can go right to a rep with any concerns about my employment. I guess they're the problem and not one corporation trying desperately to become a monopoly while putting their employees through a meat grinder and casting them away when they can't take to slave labor anymore.
They have turned into the same corporate viewpoint as the rest of the major corporations. They want the money but are unwilling to provide for their workers benefits that should be a normal part of business. I wish they were more receptive to the workers' concerns, but they aren't.
I get flyers and mail from anti-union. (I work for the state, at the university) I have sent items back with their free mailing, I have emailed them in shock, I have screamed and ripped their stuff to bits. It's INCREDIBLY wrong. I'm union, down to the core.
That's gonna be a double middle finger to these posters from me, dawg. We just switched unions to IBT and all I had to do was vote for the change. Teamsters negotiated competitive salaries, better benefits and retirement, and updated rules and performance standards for us. My dues are less than 0.5% of my monthly salary. Middle fingers again for good measure to Amazon.
This is a very mild union busting approach. I worked in a shop that brought in paid consultants to come around and trash talk unions. They also had management people do it. I thought it was pathetic that they thought we were that stupid. They were right. The union vote failed and the next year they cut our pay 30%.
How? They involve standing up for justice and fairness, that doesn't seem very lazy to me.
Load More Replies...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
“The Digital Cooler Screens At Walgreens Made Me Watch An Ad Before It Allowed Me To Know Which Door Held The Frozen Pizzas”
"some"?? I have yet to meet a person who considers them to be anything but outrageous
The Things People Here In The U.S. Have To Do For Healthcare
New Study: 54% Of American Adults Read Below 6th Grade-Levels
My Urban Dystopia - Amazon Facility In The Neighborhood
The Warning Label On The Back
The Children Of Yemen Blown To Pieces Are Well Acquainted With These Judeo-Christian Values
we are in a world wide judeo christian islamic war right now. Religion is not where you go for ethics.
Not Even Airport Security Is Safe From Advertising
The Yacht Was Owned By A Russian Oligarch And Was Abandoned In Antigua In 2022 After Sanctions Were Placed. In June 2023, The Sanctions Against The Yacht Were Lifted And The Boat Was Auctioned Off. The Boat Is Now Owned By An American Oligarch. It Has Been Burning Diesel Fuel For 14 Years Straight
And yet we get called "extremists" when we say tax the billionaires out of existence 🙄
I Wanted To Paint How We All Feel
I am not a f*****g monkey. A monkey is smarter than me. They decided to stay up in the trees and write humanity off as a bad idea.
Learning With Logos
Still, the kids see what they recognise. That can help, as I know from when I was small.
Eating Disorder Helpline Fires And Replaces Staff With Chatbot After Unionization
I fraking hate chatbots, because all they can answer are questions to which answers are found on the website (when dealing with companies or banks).
Pov: You Made It Into Your 2020s Vehicle, And The Axe Murderer Is Slowly Walking Towards You
This Horsesh*t I Just Noticed On The Back Of My Bag Of Walmart Coffee
Here In The US, We Have Propaganda Billboards Advertising Milk, Funded By The Dairy Industry
Want To Afford A Home? Better Win The Lottery
An Actual Listing On A Real Estate Website
My City (And All The Cities Around Me) Are Installing These Surveillance Cameras At Nearly Every Street Corner To Gather Habits And Patterns Of Where You Go To "Fight Crime"
Jeep Puts Ads On The F**king Screen In My Car
Nycmayor With The Robocop, Which Cannot Make The Heart With The Mayor Because It Has No Arms
We Love Universal Social Welfare, But Miss Corpo Daddy :(
Ad Sponsored War Feels Dystopian
A 2000% Return On Your Investment
It costs upward of a billion $US to buy the American presidency. Republican candidates needed a certain number of donors to take part in primary debates, so he decided to pay donors so he could debate and get media coverage. Democracy in action.
The Middle Income American's Are Thriving! Or So They Say
You’re Right To Protest Has Been Denied By Capitalism
As I read it, your right to blockade, disrupt and vandalize is being denied, not your right to protest. Peaceful demonstration is still possible.
I've never seen so much moving ads than on this website and it triggers my migraines. Most of these entries do not support the title of the post.
Before I read this, I made a note - it said 54 pictures. I predicted 28 would be c**p-on-America, or if not then the comments would immediately do so. There were only 21! That's an improvement.
1. A large percent of people on reddit are american. 2. It takes a delusional nationalist to pretend that america is doing a good job separating corporations from government
Load More Replies...That won't work, Elongated Muskrat is trying to expand to mars.
Load More Replies...I've never seen so much moving ads than on this website and it triggers my migraines. Most of these entries do not support the title of the post.
Before I read this, I made a note - it said 54 pictures. I predicted 28 would be c**p-on-America, or if not then the comments would immediately do so. There were only 21! That's an improvement.
1. A large percent of people on reddit are american. 2. It takes a delusional nationalist to pretend that america is doing a good job separating corporations from government
Load More Replies...That won't work, Elongated Muskrat is trying to expand to mars.
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