50 Of The Most Accurate Capitalism Tweets And Jokes That Prove We Already Live In A Dystopia
Meme has become a by-word of contemporary digital culture. And that makes sense, because when you think of it, meta-jokes allow us to communicate things in a way more complex way. Sometimes, it’s the other way around. When the subject of a conversation is fundamentally intricate, it begs for an unorthodox way to talk about things.
Like, capitalism. Many of us know how painful it may be to work late hours like there’s no tomorrow, like your family doesn’t exist, to sit by the desk without a day off, trying hard to deliver your very best daily, only to realize it’s been like this for the past decade. Here you go, I just described one of the memes in this list.
And while the capitalist society is spinning its wheels harder than ever before, with long-awaited hope of minimum wage being raised to $15 in the US, these anti-capitalist memes seem more relevant than ever. Someone's calling us overdramatic?
And to whoever is not into hard topics in life, this batch of memes speak of society and its flaws in a funny, like cringe funny, “oh my, it’s me” way. Psst! Another batch of anti-capitalist jokes can be found in our previous post here.
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To find out more about the complex dynamics between capitalism and internet jokes, Bored Panda reached out to Dovydas Skarolskis, a Vilnius-based connoisseur of the contemporary political and cultural climate.
First off, Dovydas said that there’s no mathematically accurate answer to whether capitalism and the free market are evil. “The economic historians defending the free market have estimated that it is only because of the ideas of capitalism and industrialization that people have been able to rise out of poverty.”
Meanwhile, he explained that many researchers and activists of the field see our contemporary society as full of various forms of exploitation. “The fight between these and many other political ideas is perfectly illustrated by the Political Compass memes that ridicule one position or the other, as well as mock the assumptions about them and the ideas behind them."
According to Dovydas, when tackling a vast array of different opinions, “humor is an excellent way to find like-minded people as well as attract new people who’d be interested in the ideas or even change their point of view.”
Dovydas likes to divide all the memes and jokes that criticize capitalism into a couple of categories. “First, it’s jokes that defend more radical ideas, irony and satire. They don’t require taking extreme measures to disrupt the functioning of our society, like replacing liberal democracy run by free trade with socialist or even anarchist or communist principles of public governance.”
For some reason lots of people like to attack single mothers and think that because they need a bit of extra support they are a drain on society. What about all the fathers who did a runner and don't help to support their offspring. The pro-birthers don't want women to have abortions but also don't want to help support the child once it is separate human.
However, Dovydas sees the flaws of this type of humor. “The biggest problem with these jokes is that they often justify historical crimes associated with radical leftist movements, or promise happiness by abandoning what we have in the name of something that has never been implemented before.”
“The second category of jokes falls under the softer criticism of capitalism and the free market that targets particular problems, exposing the absurdity of everydayness. We can name a number of problems associated with the modern free world: starting with the exploitation of third-world workers, corporate tax evasion, illegal and sometimes even legal pollution, and a number of others. In summary, the second type can be described as more moderate individuals who fight against obvious manifestations of social injustice.”
I remember reading the news and seeing this tweet, and it is spooky how quiet it’s been. Like, would I get low-key eliminated by a dark web hacker for this comment?
who cares about healthcare? what REALLY matters is that our precious overpriced buffalo wings are still available
The third kind is what Dovydas calls “the post-ironic” approach. “It’s when joking, or rather the act of creating a joke itself, happens just for the sake of self-realization. The person who creates or likes this kind of content can be free from political ideas, or even if one has a particular political view, they don’t have to expect to change something about it.”
According to Dovydas, it’s totally enough to make fun of the world around us to collect a few or a few more likes. “Doomers, who believe that modern capitalism is a sort of dystopia they cannot escape, also fall under this category. This third group can also be named nihilists, pessimists, and post-ironicists.”
Damon Tripodi - Nobody likes you Damon. It's not because you're a horrible person, though. It's because you're a horrible person who seems compelled to share his unpleasant opinions about everything.
It’s literally that simple. Except for me i make the distinction between just capitalism vs unregulated capitalism.
Ye what more do they need like what do they do just make us money defiantly not
even if a rich person is supernaturally terrorised I still really doubt they'd share
Police guarding dumpster food is peak capitalism
That only comes out to 16.82285 billion. Meanwhile, Jeff Bezos is sitting in his $250 million estates counting his billions.
No kidding. What customer is going through the checkout line throwing hissy fits and elbows because someone is sitting while scanning?
The internet was made for fun by nerds. Then capitalists charged for access to it. History in a fortune cookie.
I’d like to ask other countries what they don’t like about the United States, but the people of the United States would say I’m not UnitedStatesan. CUZ MURICA
Also, vegging in the street for scraps is now illegal and the jails charge.
Shh the cancel culture squad might overhear you and declare this offensive
Wow clowny is there to entertain you while you are in serious debt and need to work work and work until your body disnagrates
New Zealand closes its department stores whenever we go into soft lockdown and also banned online shopping from department stores when we were in our strict lockdown. This gets rid of covid so well that we usually don’t have to deal with the situation this person is describing, but I notice that this is never the kind of solution that people like this are looking for...
what are you talking about? every single one of those generic, harmful, plastic bottles has a unique and original design!
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But American commoners are busy attacking each other instead of targeting rich people. So I guess their politicians have done a good job in controlling the masses, they know how to divide and conquer.
... the redhead in South Park delivers it every time ... "ThEy TaKiN oUr JoOoObS!" - no, they don't, they're not taking anything from you, from you is taken by the one percent owning like 99 %, who show off their stuff in order to prove how hard they have worked. There never was a billionaire by hard work - at least a lot of luck, a good idea and a fortune to get it started were around beforehand, and said billionaire had access to it. Bezos didn't start in a garage as you know a garage, he did start fairly well equipped with everything you need - and, admittedly, his idea was just the right thing at the right time. 10 years prior, the hardware capable of amazoning was too expensive for common people ... 10 years after, someone would have taken amazon's spot anyway ... or you're directed to your record collection and listen to Alvin, Leo, Joe, ...
It's always been this way. One perspective on the revolutionary war was that it was just a way for the elites to divert the lower classes' anger onto the british. (From A Peoples history of America by Howard Zinn)
As always, Bored Panda gives me a lot to think about. I also really appreciate (most of) the community for being supportive and open to conversation. I really do like this post, thank you
LUCIA STOP! STOP, STOP, STOOOOOOPP!!
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It's pretty odd that people in America have only two mindsets, Communism or Capitalism. You do know that you don't have to be far one side or the other... there is a middle ground. Its extremely clear that the rich there are far more important and the middle class do the crap work to make the rich even more wealthy. Then you have governments giving those richer people even more tax breaks... None of this makes sense to everyone looking in.
Yes, some of us do know, but we are outnumbered by the people who believe there are only evil Dems or evil Republicans, and overlook the fact all of them are being screwed over by the same 50 Big Corporations.
Yes Leo! It's easier to fool a man, than to convince a man he has been fooled. That statement is so true.
But American commoners are busy attacking each other instead of targeting rich people. So I guess their politicians have done a good job in controlling the masses, they know how to divide and conquer.
... the redhead in South Park delivers it every time ... "ThEy TaKiN oUr JoOoObS!" - no, they don't, they're not taking anything from you, from you is taken by the one percent owning like 99 %, who show off their stuff in order to prove how hard they have worked. There never was a billionaire by hard work - at least a lot of luck, a good idea and a fortune to get it started were around beforehand, and said billionaire had access to it. Bezos didn't start in a garage as you know a garage, he did start fairly well equipped with everything you need - and, admittedly, his idea was just the right thing at the right time. 10 years prior, the hardware capable of amazoning was too expensive for common people ... 10 years after, someone would have taken amazon's spot anyway ... or you're directed to your record collection and listen to Alvin, Leo, Joe, ...
It's always been this way. One perspective on the revolutionary war was that it was just a way for the elites to divert the lower classes' anger onto the british. (From A Peoples history of America by Howard Zinn)
As always, Bored Panda gives me a lot to think about. I also really appreciate (most of) the community for being supportive and open to conversation. I really do like this post, thank you