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“This Is Fresh Hell”: 90 Photos That Prove The USA Has Reached Disturbing Levels Of Dystopia
At one point, the American Dream was an aspiration for many, both in the United States and beyond. These folks envisioned the quintessential image of owning a home, raising a family, having a stable career, and securing a comfortable retirement.
These days, that dream is becoming less and less achievable. A chunk of people wouldn’t even consider the US a place to live, perhaps because life on the ground seems to mimic scenes from a Black Mirror episode. And the following photos may just prove that.
We collected these images from different corners of Reddit. Scroll through to see how troublesome things have apparently gotten.
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#1
This Is So Heartbreaking
Jane Doe-Doe 10 hours ago
I still can’t get my head around American ‘ healthcare ‘ and they think they are a first world country
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#2
Riley Quinn 9 hours ago
It's simple math. House and educate people, and provide health care. And tax the wealthy. If the US government did these four things it would be less expensive for taxpayers than our present reality. That our government hasn't gone full Democrat Socialist proves this is NOT a Christian nation.
#3
But Free Healthcare Is Bad
Divisiveness has plagued America in recent years, and that’s no secret. People have allegiances to the left and the right and have pretty much declared the other their sworn enemy.
That societal division has also taken a toll on people’s health and well-being. According to a 2025 survey by the American Psychological Association, 62% of adults say the polarization has caused significant stress in their lives.
#4
Saw This Comment On A Post
Michael Largey 9 hours ago
Sending the bill to the medical school that received it would have been at least plausible.
#5
This Is An Indictment Of Both The Cost Of Housing And Education In America
#6
Reality Is Often Disappointing
Riley Quinn 9 hours ago
I had a shady past, and B&Es were part of it. However, I only robbed the rich @holes because I didn't, and still don't, consider them an important part of the human race.
The survey also found that most US adults are more stressed about the country’s future than before. 63% of younger adults and 53% of parents have considered relocating to another country because of the nation's tumultuous state.
And when asked what words they would use to represent America today, 38% said corruption, 36% said division, and 32% said fear.
#7
This Is Veterans Row. A 3 Block Homeless Camp In West L.A. Where Homeless Veterans Live In
#9
Free Time Doesn't Exist For Some People Out There
Homelessness is another problem that many Americans face. Recent statistics reveal that over 745,000 people have experienced homelessness, which equates to 22 people per 10,000 residents.
According to journalist and anthropologist Brian Goldstone, the people roaming the streets are just “the tip of the iceberg.”
#10
My Insurance Denied Me A Cane, So I Recycled Some Shipping Materials Into A One. Been Using It For A Month
Nikole [8647] 7 hours ago (edited)
I know the person isn't reading this, but you can find them at some thrift stores. Also just in case any Pandas are in need of canes.
#11
92 Year Old Woman Working In Florida, Because She Couldn't Afford To Retire
Onan Hag All 8 hours ago
The fact that it took charity for her to be able to retire is nauseating.
#12
Shame That Nobody Could Erase This With The Stroke Of A Pen, Eh?
As Goldstone tells PBS, homeless people aren’t just those who are often seen sleeping outside the parking lot of a convenience store. Others appear like functioning members of society.
“It's often the very cashier worker stocking the shelves in those stores. And they often have children at the end of their shifts,” he said. “They don't know where they're going. They have to tell their children, ‘I don't know where we're staying tonight.’ Maybe they're sleeping in a car in that very parking lot.”
#13
Just Hire For The Same Amount. You’re A Multibillion Dollar Company
Laszlo Larthlanc 9 hours ago
They're a multi-billion dollar company because they'll squeeze a penny until it screams.
#14
New Vapes Gamification Of Puffing To Unlock Themes
#15
AI Models Are Being Made Of People Without Their Consent
Yet, despite the doom and gloom, many Americans remain hopeful about the future.
According to a June Gallup poll, people across the political spectrum largely agree that government reform, system changes, and equal rights are necessary to make the American dream achievable again in the next 50 years.
#16
You're Right, I'd Much Rather Work At Burger King Than Retire
#17
Wow
persephone134 9 hours ago (edited)
Nor on benches. Just to make sure they won't, the production company has put in dividers.
#18
This Year, Give Your Special Someone The Gift Of Accessing The American Healthcare System
#19
What A Time To Be Alive
#20
Can't Wait For The Day I'm Laid Off And Have To Walk Through One Of These On My Way Home
#21
Weirdly, American Crops Are Not Being Picked By Americans After Immigrant Workforce Suddenly “Doesn’t Show Up” For Some Odd Reason
Leslie Victor 8 hours ago
So funny that all the maga types do not run out and get all those jobs them illegals are taking from them...
#22
This Was What Kaiser Permanente Gave To Their Nurses To Recognize Them During Nurses Week
Daisydaisy 8 hours ago
I have a suggestion for where the nurses could put those rocks. Does Kaiser Permanente have an an-us?
#24
Dei Is Gone. Smart Or Dumb?
#25
Honest Question. How Cooked Are We If We Put So Much Faith In A Glorified Predictive Text With A Hallucination Problem?
#26
Paramedic Gets Cancer, Has To Beg For Donations For Time Off, Groceries, Etc. This Is So Common That There Isn’t A Single Emergency Service That Hasn’t Experienced This
#27
Local Gas Station Removed Price Tags And Replaced Them With Barcodes You Need A App To See Price
#28
A Mcdonalds Breakfast Sandwich Is Now The Same Size As A Ketchup Packet
Lady Gypsy Rain 9 hours ago
Dang. They really upped their game with the size of those ketchup packets……ooooooh. Wait….never mind
#29
Can’t Even Throw Away My Food Anymore
persephone134 8 hours ago
It used to be "Unless you have a car, you are not a person". This has morphed into "Unless you have a mobile phone, you are not a person".
#30
Are We Winning Yet
#31
Volunteer Crop Pickers Wanted In Small-Town Iowa
Michael Largey 9 hours ago
And it's coincidentally the owner's patriotic duty not to pay you anything. He'd love to, but country above all!
#32
How Is This Legal?
Eileen Ryan 9 hours ago
No it was $99 for the test which is still ridiculous. The $10,616.94 is for the office visit.
#33
Problem Solved!
Peter Bear 4 hours ago
Just a crazy thought... if gun violence is the problem, why do we not take away the guns? Oh, and before you say 2A... it doesn't apply, because we have a standing army now.
#34
This Is Fresh Hell
#35
Awful
#36
No Words For This One…
#37
A Boring And Dangerous School Dystopia
During the summer, my school installed metal gates over the bathrooms to keep us from going in between class.
#38
The New Data Center's Light Pollution
#39
So This Just Happened
Michael Largey 9 hours ago
If this was for the Leonardo DiCaprio dating app, 40 wouldn't make it either.
#40
The Bojangles Near Me Has Started Using AI To Order
#41
Whoever Made This Billboard Can Shove It
#42
Capitalism Reinventing Itself -- Or So They Say
TotallyNOTAFox 6 hours ago
Oh please, we all know that children yearn for the mines and not the fryers! /S
#43
The Disappointment I See While Walking Around In Fresno
#44
Peak Americana
Michael Largey 9 hours ago
So challenging the shooter to a game of Pictionary didn't make the cut.
#45
Zuck's Vision Of The Future Is Insane
LinkTheHylian 7 hours ago
Facebook used to be a "rate girls" site, didn't it? Mark Zuckerperv.
#47
A Pouch For Reducing Your Chance Of Getting Shot While Reaching For Your License
Apparently this is a common enough problem to warrant an entire product be manufactured specifically for making sure police don't overreact to benign activities during traffic stops.
Also worth noting the fact that the two example users are black and hispanic.
The description reads like advice for avoiding confrontations with aggressive wildlife. It's crazy to me that violence by police is this normalized.
TotallyNOTAFox 6 hours ago
Bad training and the possibility that everyone is armed lead to the state the police over there is in.
#48
Cards We Gave Out To Our Undocumented Students Today
#49
App Makes It "Easier" To Read Books
#50
At A Funeral, Saw This And It Made Me Feel Gross
#51
How Long Until We Match This Level Of Casual Cruelty And Turn Against Them?
Roxy222uk 7 hours ago
I don’t really know what EBT is, but seems like something to support families with having enough to eat? Well not everyone on the poverty line can afford much energy for cooking, or even has access to a cooker. Some don’t even have access to a kettle. So there is an argument for them being able to access hot food at least sometimes.
#52
This Slumlord Poster
Michael Largey 9 hours ago
Morality tells the landlord to pay for it themselves. Practical business sense tells the landlord they should have had insurance to cover this sort of thing.
#53
The Future Of The Species Is In Good Hands Everyone!
#54
Seen In Brooklyn. This Isn’t Clever, Doordash. Just Sad
#55
How Are People Even Existing?
Nikki Sevven 7 hours ago
Dåmn! It's around $4.00/gallon in my part of Massachusetts, and that's still too high.
#56
TotallyNOTAFox 6 hours ago
Honestly, I would get more pissed by that than having to deal with customers
#57
My University Charged Me $5 To Send Me An Email With The Access Code For Renting Software Costing $75 To Take Their College Course
#58
My Friend Is Visiting Me From 4 States Away In About 2 Weeks And Put In For Time Off Over A Month Ago. This Just Went Up In The Break Room Today. He Works At A Dollar General
#59
Teaching 8 Year Olds About Triage
Muffett 4 hours ago (edited)
I learned triage first aid in the 1980's in California due to the chance of earthquakes. Is it sad to have to train kids because of shootings ... Yes! But kids knowing basic first aid at that age is really not a bad thing. Accidents can happen anywhere, and an adult may not always be around or conscience to do first aid. Just saying🤔
#60
What A 5 Minute Conversation With A Doctor At The ER Costs In The US. (Yes, This Is My Bill)
Charlie the Cat 25 minutes ago
What a 5 minute conversation with a doctor at the ER costs in the UK. £0.00
#62
After The Government Let Companies Influence School Curriculums, My Exams Now Look Like This
TotallyNOTAFox 6 hours ago (edited)
Not even asking about benefits and disadvantages for both? Wow
#63
This Wafer Package’s Brand Statement Was Copy/Pasted Straight From Chatgpt
#65
I Think The Fact That Texas Roadhouse Employees Are Forced To Wear This To Work Is Very Dystopian
Michael Largey 9 hours ago (edited)
Actually, that t-shirt is necessary because there is absolutely no other way that would occur to anybody.
#66
Walmart Is Selling “Support Local” Shirts
#67
No Worries
#68
At A Whole Foods In Atlanta
#69
This App Pays You To Do Challenges And Their Token Is Failing
#70
Us Home Prices Have Increased 94% Over The Past Ten Years, More Than Double The Increase In US Wages. This Is The Most Unaffordable Housing Market In History
Colleen Glim 7 hours ago
But not eating avocado toast and buying Starbucks is why nobody can afford a home
#72
Job Posting For "Deportation Judges"
Michael Largey 9 hours ago (edited)
It is not a judge's job to define anything. A judge's job is to apply the laws and procedures the proper authority has already defined.
#74
There Are Ads To Prevent Polio Again
#75
Differences Between These Two McDonald's Playplaces
Colleen Glim 7 hours ago
The bottom one takes up a lot less room. So more space for vacant eyed customers to eat and go back to the grind
#76
I Swear Im Having Flashbacks
#78
Thanks, Alexa!
Lyuben Petkov 8 hours ago
Iran already won once in the ancient times, so the story repeats again
#79
USA To Auction 960,000 Humanitarian Daily Rations For $2,800
#80
Fwb Left The Chatgpt Text In His Response
LinkTheHylian 6 hours ago
I downloaded a new app called CatGPT. It sent my crush the following text: "s;kfddskfsfkdmfdke;okfoefdm.smfa'lsasdl;fs".
#81
This Man Is In My Cookies Now
#82
Get Your Own Personal Jesus For Just $1.99!
LinkTheHylian 6 hours ago
"AI Jesus, my friend is coveting my wife. How do I handle this?" "Turn the other AI cheek, my son."
#83
Planet Fitness Replaced All Our Regular Faucets With These Ad-Spewing Creations
#84
"There Are Plenty Of Affordable Homes Out There!" This Is A Non-Satire Post I Found On Linkedin
#86
Chuck The Security Robot At A Casino
#87
The AI Assignment My Boyfriend Is Having To Do For College
nottheactualphoto 4 hours ago
Assignment? For college? This has "playtime for 6-year-olds" feel about it.
#88
A Metal Detector Has Appeared In My School
TotallyNOTAFox 6 hours ago
To be honest, something schools in bigger cities here in Germany also consider to install
#89
Applied For A Job At 10:17 Am. Got Rejected At 10:18 Am
Michael Largey 9 hours ago
One explanation for the quick reply might be that the position was already filled.
#90
Liberalism.jpg
Colleen Glim 7 hours ago
No problem with this. Have you seen what the public can do to a restroom if they know they don’t need to clean it? People are nasty
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persephone134 9 hours ago
This is a Brave New World, in an Orwellian sense, with a dash of Huxley. I am so glad I don't have to live in the USA.
AskMeAboutMyPoorJudgment 7 hours ago
Posts like this often draw two sorts of responses. One is to complain about the "It's once again time to bash America" post of the week. The other is to defend it by saying that drawing attention to America's issues. I agree with both. Making noise about America's failing institutions is a good thing, and BP's motivations don't change that. But let's be real - BP isn't doing a public service. They are throwing red meat to create engagement. It's kinda scummy. "Yeah, America really is a mess," and "Jfc will you shut up already, BP?" can both be true at the same time. (Oh, there's a third type of response, and that's genuine disdain from some Europeans, but they are very much in the minority. I get the sense that most Europeans react with genuine sympathy and a bit of dark bemusement - which is how Americans generally react.)
Charlotte 5 hours ago
You missed reaction 4: reminding Canadians and Greenlanders and Venezuelans and whomever else your elected leader has threatened to over throw this week, of why it's worth the cost of pushing back. Elbows up.
Load More Replies... persephone134 9 hours ago
This is a Brave New World, in an Orwellian sense, with a dash of Huxley. I am so glad I don't have to live in the USA.
AskMeAboutMyPoorJudgment 7 hours ago
Posts like this often draw two sorts of responses. One is to complain about the "It's once again time to bash America" post of the week. The other is to defend it by saying that drawing attention to America's issues. I agree with both. Making noise about America's failing institutions is a good thing, and BP's motivations don't change that. But let's be real - BP isn't doing a public service. They are throwing red meat to create engagement. It's kinda scummy. "Yeah, America really is a mess," and "Jfc will you shut up already, BP?" can both be true at the same time. (Oh, there's a third type of response, and that's genuine disdain from some Europeans, but they are very much in the minority. I get the sense that most Europeans react with genuine sympathy and a bit of dark bemusement - which is how Americans generally react.)
Charlotte 5 hours ago
You missed reaction 4: reminding Canadians and Greenlanders and Venezuelans and whomever else your elected leader has threatened to over throw this week, of why it's worth the cost of pushing back. Elbows up.
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