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Capitalism is considered by many to be the most efficient and productive economic system. But whether it truly is or isn’t, there’s no denying it’s far from perfect. In fact, its role in creating inequality, driving overconsumption, and harming the environment raises the question: is it really worth all the damage it inflicts?

One place on the internet where this conversation is happening is the Instagram page Humans of Capitalism. It shares photos that humorously expose just how absurd—and even dystopian—our society has become. Scroll down to see some of their most recent posts and let us know what you think!

#1

Vintage rotary phone on a pedestal with text about freedom, reflecting humans-of-capitalism-pictures theme.

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G R
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11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not for me. I grew up in an abusive home; not having access to a phone made me a LITERAL prisoner. If mobile phones had existed my entire life would be different.

Just me, Happy Flower
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11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dad would have taken my phone too. Still trapped until college.

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Pamacious
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11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh HECK no, we had to stay home and wait for important phone calls, the phone HAD to be answered, even in the middle of the night, we didn't know who was calling before picking up, we didn't know where/how loved ones were when they didn't return when expected... Thank goodness for cell phones!

XenoMurph
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11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You have a choice... you CHOSE to purchase one, you CHOOSE to answer the calls and texts.

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CK
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11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"I'm 14 and this is deep" level

ZuriLovesYou
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11 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You know you can turn your phone off at any time, right?

Janissary35680
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11 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Free to get lost, free to be unable to let someone know you'll be late or to summon help, free to have to stay with your spouse while they're in shopping-frenzy mode...

sofacushionfort
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11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I miss how therapeutic it was to furiously dial a phone when you were calling while angry

Brazen
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11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or slamming the receiver down to hang up if you were really mad at the person on the other end of the phone.

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The Dave
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11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And here I am, mindlessly surfing on this crappy website. So true.

EJN
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11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While phones with IT connections do get "over-used", that is because of that connection and all of the functions they include. The telephone function is the same as it was before, just smaller and lighter.

SkippityBoppityBoo
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11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mobiles are incredibly useful. If I'm running late for an appointment due to bus delays, I can phone them. When our building was hit by lightening years ago? Landlines went down too but our mobiles still worked. If I need to call the police due to my ex? My phone will show them my location while I'm on the phone to them.

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    #2

    Billboard highlighting human importance in capitalism, with text: "Hey Chat GPT, finish this building. Your skills are irreplaceable."

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    Nikole
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh this one is good.

    BeesEelsAndPups
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes. I tell young people today that trade jobs are far safer than studying at uni

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    deejak
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    AI will have the last laugh when it organizes it's robotic workforce.

    M B
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are already mason bots...won't take long indeed until corporates will use mass robotics

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    Ruthie R
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How does this show capitalism imploding on itself? It's an extremely good ad for an employment agency, capitalism-plus. I

    AndyR
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    AI will replace entry level positions in a lot of professions. Problem is we need people to have entry level roles so people can learn how to actually do the job.

    Sand Ers
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Corporate leaders are universally too blinded by greed to grasp this. 20 years from now they'll be whining and crying even more strenuously about their inability to find "good" employees, blissfully blind and deaf to the people pointing out to them that it is a problem they entirely created for themselves.

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    Lou
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Won't be completed by work at home employees either.

    Nikole
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, some things can’t be. Some things can. There is no reason to go to the office if you can do your job well remotely.

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    #3

    Woman in a library setting, wiping tears, reflecting on personal sacrifice in a capitalist society.

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    ƒιѕн
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd go take my kidney back...

    Bacon Tentacles
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Boss is gonna wake up in a tub full of ice one day...just saying.

    Original Kinkster
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, it would be real capitalism if she leased her kidney to him...

    PFD
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *her. The boss was also a woman.

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    Tabitha
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never donate anything so personal to someone with whom you do not have either a family or other deeply personal relationship with. Donating something like that to a boss will not guarantee you immunity from being fired, as most bosses these days are f*****g inhuman narcissistic psychopaths who don’t give a fat rat’s a*s about anyone but themselves and their bank accounts.

    Learner Panda
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is a fact that the donor takes longer to recover than the recipient.

    JoMeBee
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. Donor is basically sawed in half to get to the healthy kidney. Then they kinda stick it any old place in the recipient. It doesn't have to go in the "proper" location to be hooked up and functional.. Boss is a horrible person; please let karma exist.....

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    Doofnuts
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If this is true that scumbag needs to face a repossession.

    Abraxas59
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually rico it’s the same in uk to

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    Corwin 02
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    11 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    unbelievably it is actually mostly true https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fired-kidney-donor/ What a douchebag of a boss

    Rosecrucian Roeth
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only in Murica would the donor be forever in debt to the recipient...............effing a**holes that they are!

    Weasel Wise
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Luckily, we're surrounded by bigots like yourself, so we'll be just fine. Oh, wait! You're not help, just a douchebag!

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    Bob Brooce
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun fact: If you're car shopping on Long Island you can get plenty of information and go for test drives at any dealership run by the Atlantic Auto Group. Doing that does not create any legal obligations and you're free to buy from a different dealer if and when you decide to buy.

    Perfumista Perfumista
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was the boss the one that fired her or someone higher up?

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    The core motive of capitalism is to generate profit. This pursuit, of course, has brought us many of the comforts and products we enjoy today. However, it often comes at a real cost—by prioritizing wealth above all else, it has stripped away much of our humanity in the process.

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    “Within capitalism, who we are is reduced to what we do for money,” the creator of the personal finance Instagram page Rise and Shine Money told Bored Panda.

    “We all know ‘What do you do?’ refers to our paid role in society and doesn’t value our other interests, skills, and offerings,” she said. “This is a huge loss when we put all the emphasis on how we create capital versus the fullness of our beings. There are many contributions to society that get undervalued here, such as parenting, volunteering, being a grandparent, or organizing within the community.”

    #4

    A person exits a convenience store with a humorous gas discount sign promoting capitalism spirit.

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    WindySwede
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "And then we post it to Instagram and make x100 more! All on your name! (but we take the money)"

    LizzieBoredom
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do a dance every time. It's called 'Trying to get a $20 bill out of the ridiculously small pocket in my ridiculously tight jeans' Curse you Christmas candy!

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    Doofnuts
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would definately be up for this!

    Mike F
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had a driver who always went to the same fast food place because they gave him a free coffee if he did the Jackie Gleason dance for them. The man had no shame, lol.

    deejak
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    11 months ago

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    Ew no perv

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    #5

    Baby looking up at the sky with a comment section below, related to humans-of-capitalism-pictures.

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    René Sauer
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    what does that have to do with capitalism?

    Doofnuts
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This cracks me up every time I see it.

    bryan
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "That's the sky...". No seriously what filter did you use?

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    #6

    Guns displayed in a store with a sign offering teachers a 10% discount; humans-of-capitalism-pictures theme.

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    ZuriLovesYou
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    America is a wonderful place. /s

    Bart
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Genuine question: Are guns really that cheap in the US or is this a extreme example? It seems crazy to me that you can buy 3 guns for the price of a iPhone...

    Doofnuts
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup, keep them little boogers in line.

    Dan Cone
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Claim it as a work expense (self defence right?)

    AndyR
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait is one of them called academy?

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    The demanding schedules that capitalism requires, Rise and Shine Money argues, leave us burnt out, depleted, in poor health, and emotionally dysregulated. As a result, we often lack the energy or time to explore our creativity, enjoy hobbies, or connect with our communities.

    “We end up bedrotting and doomscrolling instead of enjoying our beautiful world or engaging in activities that are fundamental to being human,” she said. “We have to outsource so much—food delivery, dog walking, housecleaning, childminding—because our jobs and commutes take up our best waking hours. We might even have to pay someone else to care for our child because we can’t afford to be out of the workforce for that long.”

    #7

    Twitter exchange about ads before first aid videos, highlighting a humorous critique within the humans-of-capitalism theme.

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    Bacon Tentacles
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll take "tone deaf s**t that companies say" for $400, Alex.

    Cloakred_Is_Bored
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I award Bacon Tentacles with comment of the month

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    Hugh Crawford
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    11 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seen this one before. So someone is choking and your first instinct is to look for a YouTube video... Too bad you don't have a device capable of calling 911...

    Rocket Surgeon
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No the first instinct is to Google it. Google then serves up 3 sponsored ads for cough medicine and the rest of the page is YouTube videos.

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    iseefractals
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey google, you make countless billions every year by selling the private data of all your users....largely without their understanding or consent! I will never, ever, ever pay for youtube premium, and as manifest V3 renders ublock unusable on chrome, a whole bunch of people (myself included) will switch to using Vivaldi, Edge or Firefox exclusively!

    Just_for_this
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    privacy badger is a good add on for firefox too

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    Richienotsorich
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How about get off your a**e and learn first aid?!

    Kelly Scott
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what BP is going through now. They're going to be as clueless as YouTube in another 6 months to a year. And most of us here reading will be gone, gone, gone.

    iseefractals
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're either going to have to shutter, or backtrack. Though i do find it hilarious that they think putting dark mode behind a paywall is going to entice anyone into paying for curated and sanitized reddit. If you have a chromium based browser, //flags search dark mode and wouldn't ya know it? You can force dark mode with the click of a button.

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    King Of Birbz
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so basically, but Youtube Premium or die

    Sand Ers
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, the time to be watching first aid videos is when you have time. Not trying to crash-course something in an emergency.

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    #8

    Celebratory sign for achieving $90 million in sales, highlighting a cupcake breakroom event. Humans-of-capitalism theme.

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    Michael Largey
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "One per employee. Please leave the ones with swirls. They are for management."

    Janissary35680
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Memo from Legal Department: The sign says "a" cupcake. As in "one". Sharing is a core component of corporate culture at this company.

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    Rosecrucian Roeth
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Typical....Murican generosity////////////////////

    WindySwede
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "But be sure to get it in the tax report, or IRS will have to call you!"

    Doofnuts
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, the generosity, I'm overwhelmed, I want to work for this company.

    Geoffrey Scott
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "But my shift is Tuesday-Saturday".."Oh, that's too bad"

    James016
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One cupcake to share between all of you.

    Bert van Aalsburg
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    11 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Boss gets the five figure bonus. Those that did the work get a cupcake. But they have to come in on their day off to get it.

    Ronnie Beaton
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And you know where you can stick your cupcake.

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    #9

    Man in a costume sitting on a bench, checking his phone, beside a large character head on a sunny sidewalk.

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    John Dilligaf
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WTF. This guys a drag queen!! A crossdresser!!! And Disney supports this kinda stuff in their parks? Near CHILDREN???!!!! Somebody call Ron DeSantis -- he'll end this woke BS real quick. /s/

    Pamacious
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    /s/ means sarcasm/satire, y'all. John is being facetious, not serious.

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    Marianne Grann
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess this is an old, tired man who cannot afford to be retired.☹️

    Michael Largey
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Florida. The pure essence of Florida.

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    11 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *Actual* Disney characters never take off the head of the costume when they're working. When they're not, obvs they do.

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    M HOmero
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that Mel Blanc reincarnated?

    Stephanie York
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love this picture!!! It's got everything.

    Dudley2348
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor old geezer should be retired somewhere not doing this kind of job.

    Red72
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shoes are on the wrong way..

    SkippityBoppityBoo
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm just laughing at the "Strip Station" behind him! 😄

    Don Adams
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This looks similar to the character actors that haunt Times Square, trying to intimidate tourists into paying $30 for a picture. Although this looks like an older gentleman trying to make a little extra coin.

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    Without framing it this way, it can be hard to recognize that many of the conveniences we rely on exist precisely because of the problems rooted in capitalism. But once you start noticing, it’s difficult to unsee—and disheartening to realize how deeply it influences nearly every aspect of our lives.

    “Capitalism is a system that relies on exploitation in order to function, whether that’s the exploitation of people or the environment,” radical business consultant and social justice educator Bear Hebert explained in a conversation with Bored Panda.

    #10

    Person in orange gear on a boat with glacier ice, illustrating humans of capitalism.

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    Ria C.
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HELL NO!! I hate people!

    Forrest Hobbs
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Greenland is shedding ice at a rate billions of times faster than human beings can ship it to the Middle East. People are to blame - all those people who have been profiting from the fossil fuel industry. Don't hate those who have discovered they can make a bit of money with some harmless, if crazy, frozen water trading. Hate those who have prevented humanity putting an end to the global heating crisis before it got too bad. Note my use of the past tense - our opportunity to prevent catastrophic human-caused climate change has passed us by. 😬 Well, at least my home won't disappear under the waves before I die...

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    Anton Swanepoel
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Having lived in the UAE for years it wouldn't surprise me if this was only done once - and then every subsequent "shipment" consists of frozen tap water.

    deejak
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ew who knows what pathogens have been frozen in that for eons.

    Bob Brooce
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Scientists. Scientists know what kind of stuff is in ice that's 10, 20, or 100 thousand years old. Also, anyone who knows that glaciers are a result of precipitation and that precipitation is part of a distillation process has a pretty goo idea even without doing specific research on ice cored drilled from glaciers.

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    Limey
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’ll be ok once the Orange Imbecile takes over Greenland. Then there will be no ice for anyone. Not much green land either,

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    11 months ago

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    EJN
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a company without a future.

    King Of Birbz
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HELL NO. YOU CAN GET ICE LITERALLY ANYWHERE ELSE. LEAVE THE GLACIERS WHO GOT ENOUGH GOING ON AS IT IS

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    #11

    People taking photos in front of "Tourists Go Home" graffiti on a city wall, illustrating humans of capitalism pictures.

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    Norm Gilmore
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a small country at the bottom of the world NZ needs tourism to support the economy. Annoying as the slow camper-vans can be I say welcome... (Please stay on the left!!)

    MegDragon
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I tell the same thing to my dad. He gets so angry about the tourists. They live in a tiny town that gets 1mil visitors per year. Without that their economy would be even worse than it already is.

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    Mammuttipähkinä
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My city lives from tourism. If there was none, this place probably wouldn't exist. (Heres absolutely nothing to see, i have no idea why they come here)

    CK
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tourists do go home. That's what makes them tourists.

    Rafael
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Peoples called the touristic they go the house!

    highwaycrossingfrog
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    11 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Turistas eunt domus? It should be Turistae ite domum!

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    Highfalutin Heron
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    11 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I grew up in a city that gets a modest number of tourists 51 weeks of the year, but grows by an estimated 30% the other week (Augusta , GA, USA.) My sympathies to the constantly over touristed cities.

    pineapple87
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in central Dublin and the tourists get on my nerves every time I walk to my office on the other side of the river. There is no off-season, it's just a never-ending flow of people with zero awareness of other people around them.

    Pittsburgh rare
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in Barcelona. I feel you. There USED to be an off season. Not anymore. They have no spacial awareness and let's not talk about the housing crisis.

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    nm (he/him)
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    During the good old times it was: "Yankees go home"! /j

    Tabitha
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Take the f*****g hint people.

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    #12

    Plastic bottles piled along a riverside barrier, highlighting the impact of capitalism on the environment.

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    Rosecrucian Roeth
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    deejak
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The manufactureres must be responsible for the full life--including disposal--of their products. Period.

    Bob Brooce
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The cost of disposal should be baked into the purchase price of anything that needs to be disposed of at some point. The means pretty much everything except food and medicine.

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    Doofnuts
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ummm, Mcdonalds ball pit? (just kidding, I know)

    chicken soup
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But why are they the same kind of bottles, the same color?

    Nonna_SoF
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    11 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They also don't look used. Could be a cargo container broke loose. Edit: I should add there is clearly other trash mixed in.

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    Roythomass@hotmail.com
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, the forming of a new continent, Plastica Major.

    Arthur Waite
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, I see a few plastic straws - that's naughty! Must pass a law....

    Zophra
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wasn't this constructed this way intentionally to keep debris from flowing down the river and then it's removed every so often? I've seen other waterways with collective construction. Anybody know?

    Beachbum
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just wow is all I can say

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    #13

    A crowd of people capturing an event on smartphones under festive lights, illustrating humans-of-capitalism-pictures.

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    MegDragon
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is ruining concerts for me.

    Strahd Ivarius
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got a better picture from my TV...

    deejak
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well how else you gonna get all that tiktok/youtube content?

    Paul C.
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "People just living in the moment".............Oh! Maybe not then.

    Doofnuts
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This makes me incredibly physically uncomfortable just sitting here by myself.

    Rosecrucian Roeth
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you that desperate to be one with the what ever?

    nuberiffic
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "hey can I watch that video of the new years countdown you filmed on your phone?" Said no one, ever

    EJN
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gonna be a lot of near-sighted people in the future; say, 99%?

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    #14

    Luxurious wedding event with elegantly dressed guests on grand staircase, showcasing humans of capitalism pictures.

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    Original Kinkster
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Couple supports the French economy with 12 million dollars per day"

    Bart
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly! Let them blow their millions and pump it back in the economy! I wish every millionaire/billionaire did this

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    Tabitha
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What do you want to bet they’ll be divorced inside of 6 months? Waste of a huge pile of money that is enough to pay off student loans, or pay for every schoolchild to have a free school lunch, or build and staff shelters for the homeless. $56 million could buy more than a million decent cars for poor folks who spend hours walking or waiting for the bus to get to workplaces that are a half hour away by car. That much money could buy groceries for people who struggle to feed themselves and their families. But no. Your little baby is getting married, so you’re going to drop the equivalent of the GDP of a small country to pay for nothing more than a wedding. Not the first house, just the wedding. F*****g selfish waste. Why are these a******s taking up space and wasting our oxygen? They need to go.

    Russell Rieckenberg
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not sure where you can buy a decent car for $56.

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    WindySwede
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    just hope the workers were payed well!

    Dan Cone
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it 5 day wedding or like they only stayed married for 5 days 🤔

    Victor
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Interesting fact, but not too long after the wedding, he was arrested for assaulting a police officer. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12868463/Jacob-LaGrone-shot-cops-massive-fight-fiancee-Madelaine-Brockway.html

    Libstak
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope and pray that if i ever have that kind of money the fact i am free of suffering want will make spending it on frivolities pointless to me. I would put an amount like that i dont need into charities fgs and then elope cos who needs the drama of a 5 day wedding?

    Tabitha
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same here. It’s always been on the list of things I’d do if I ever won the lottery or had an unknown rich relative leave me their fortune. After taking care of my close family—-and only my close family, meaning not the leeches—-I would be setting up a foundation to invest the money and put the proceeds toward righting so many social wrongs. If economists want trickle down, I’ll give them what trickle down is genuinely supposed to be. My money will trickle all the way down to those who truly need it, and help them become self-sufficient of they’re able, or make sure they always have proper support if they’re not. I definitely will NOT be wasting my fortune building myself my own private d**k rocket, and I will never hide any money offshore, as I will pay my proper portion of taxes like everyone should.

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    ZuriLovesYou
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    11 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why the heck would anyone need a wedding to be 5 days long? What is there to do that couldn't possibly be done in one night?

    MistBorn
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know about them but in India weddings last a couple of days just because we have lot of ceremonies.

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    Rosecrucian Roeth
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If there was any example of "more money than brains" please let me know...................

    Tabitha
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rich does not automatically mean smart or classy. It generally means the diametric opposite, especially these days.

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    Phil Green
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder how well the princess did out of the divorce six months later?

    Wang Zhuang
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    5 days? I can't imagine wanting to celebrate a wedding that long

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    #15

    Pink Stanley cups displayed on a shelf.

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    Helen Rohrlach
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Feral little savages that society and parents are supposed to domesticate and don't.

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    JessIcan
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not to downplay bullying, but this is not news

    InoueAmani
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    South Park already did, only with ipads

    Sergio Bicerra
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    'why don't you go across the street and buy some condoms, cause we better be safe if you're gonna fock me, mom!'

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    deejak
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Da fuq is a Stanley cup

    Nitka Tsar
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stupid overprized too big thermos „cup“

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    Jennifer Brown
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is INSANE!! When we are gone and it's 100,000 years from now the archeologists are going to wonder what god we were worshipping with all these cylindrical metal containers. Was Yeti a demon? Who was Hyrdoflask? the god of tsumanis?

    Chris Landrum
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ok, I read that as to mean the trophy

    Glen Ellyn
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same here. It's always what I think of when I hear "Stanley Cup." And a pox on anyone who bullies another person about anything!! 😠

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    Nitka Tsar
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I‘m so glad such behavior isn‘t the norm where I live. I really don‘t know how one can live that way.

    Joshua David
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kids are absolutely terrible a lot of times. School was rough for me as well.

    JuJu
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can't even put it in a back, because it leaks! Stupid, expensive Murks

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    #16

    Person golfing on yacht deck at sea, embodying leisure in humans-of-capitalism-pictures.

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    Rick
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand why people have the desire to hit a golf ball from a boat. It's kinda like going fishing on a golf course.

    Roxy222uk
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As if the sea needs more c**p in it

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    Tucker Cahooter
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well I just hope there's a marine biologist on hand when one of those golf balls lodges in a whale's blowhole

    Original Kinkster
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, there golf balls that are specifically made for the use on ships and can be eaten by fish. So I'm not sure, why this is about capitalism.

    Huddo's sister
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I took it more to mean that there are people rich enough to buy a boat but nothing better to do (nothing they would rather do) than hit golf balls into the ocean

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    alaina66
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those golf balls BETTER be environmentally friendly!!

    Trish
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand the desire to launch more plastic c**p and other things into the ocean or shoot metal debris into space.

    Sara Frazer
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks for putting that plastic in the ocean. Totally worth your weird flex pic.

    Vicki Perizzolo
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    shame on you - that ball will dump microplastics for 1000 years..and I'm 100% sure you didn't just whap one in there

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    #17

    MrBeast comments on humorous meme about future housing in capitalism.

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    StPaul9
    Community Member
    11 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You go f**k yourself, sir.

    Limey
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can probably laugh. It’s the rest of us who should be concerned.

    Rosecrucian Roeth
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mr. Beast is a nonentity, as in he does not matter and never will.................

    #18

    Ancient gladiators with modern ads in arena, illustrating humans of capitalism.

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    Rosecrucian Roeth
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks right for this century .................

    Nonna_SoF
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean. This is basically what a lot of professional sports are. We just prefer the injuries to be chronic rather than acute.

    Ruthie R
    Community Member
    11 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The ancient Romans had ads everywhere - not for those things, but there were plenty of advertisements, banners, hoardings, etc, & gladiators were early celebrity influencers. Technology changes, humans remain the same. https://imperiumromanum.pl/en/article/advertising-in-ancient-rome/

    Rae Reyn
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not entirely inaccurate. Roman business would set up what we would recognize as billboards and hire well known gladiators to tout their goods. You could also buy a vial of gladiator sweat to wear as perfume.

    ROSESARERED
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live that killed in action cars are a sponsor...sorry, every time I see KIA that's what my mind jumps to

    Strahd Ivarius
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can't you rent the Coliseum on Airbnb now?

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    #19

    Person skiing in swimwear and fur boots on a snowy slope, embodying unique fashion in humans-of-capitalism pictures.

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    LiuLiu
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    influencer being photographed by the shadow

    unfilteredCigarette73
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Props to her, I fall over and tweak my knee if I even think about skiing

    Bart
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine catching a edge and falling in the spring ice shards. I live in a ski resort and every year they seem to invent something crazier...

    Panda Cat
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are areas that stay open halfway through the summer.

    Miracle Max
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have spent many sunny afternoons on the slopes in shorts. Only once did I get sunburned badly. Never took a bad spill that resulted in show rash.

    joann fielding
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like she's pouring herself a glass of 'antifreeze.'

    Lame Llama
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If she inherited it or rescued it 2nd hand I don't see a problem. Better put it to use than throw it out. Then the animal would have really died for nothing.

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    bryan
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Without wind, and on a sunny day mountain tops are fairly warm. Suntan lotion is a must. Clothing optional, until it is not.

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    #20

    Crowd gathering in a mall for an iPhone release, capturing modern commerce and humans of capitalism in action.

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    quentariel
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You couldn't get me into that crowd even if they would have given free iphones. Nope.

    Lyoness
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Conspicuous consumption. Same reason people wear designer clothes with the logo all over them.

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    Jennifer Brown
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like somewhere in the Middle East

    Tamra
    Community Member
    11 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is one of the reasons corporations charge outrageous prices for their products, because people are, by and large, blind, rabid consumers. I've been guilty of it myself, but have been working really hard on that.

    Tabitha
    Community Member
    11 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband just gave me a 16 for my birthday in November, even though I was quite happy with my XR, which was still working perfectly. Before my XR I had a 5, which was also working perfectly—-and was the last iPhone that was a comfortable size for my small hands. Not only am I not in the tax bracket to trade in iPhones every time a new one comes out, I also think it’s a pain in the a*s to have to set a new phone to the way I like, so only changing every 6 or 7 years suits me to a T.

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    #21

    Chinese influencers livestreaming, showcasing products in the humans-of-capitalism pictures series.

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    Rosecrucian Roeth
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And you thought the world was nuts.............

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somebody presumably thought it sold enough of their product to be worth it.

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    Doofnuts
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good for her! Play the system girl. The suckers are out there.

    Lyone Fein
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She needed it for all that plastic surgery!

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't actually know what khác bót means, but I wouldn't be at all surprised....

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's Vietnamese, and according to my Google Translate app on my phone, means something like "different foam", or something about "foam", at least XD When I asked ChatGPT about it (after seeing the translation of "different foam") it said "khác bọt can be used figuratively to mean 'very different' or 'a big difference.' It is often used to describe a stark contrast between two things, situations, or people, especially when there is a significant disparity."

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    Brandy Gray
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wasn't aware that in China, people buy products mainly based on influencers online that promote them. It's a huge industry there.

    Mike Y
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    11 months ago

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    It's OK. She is stunningly beautiful. Worth every cent

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You have very low standards. She's not unattractive (then again make up can do wonders), but she's just fair to middling in my book.

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    #22

    Man posing on freeway with a white car, while a police officer takes a photo; scene embodies humans-of-capitalism-pictures.

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "The concrete block was this big!"

    Norm Gilmore
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep. No problem with this one. Someones had a lucky escape and good public relations from the police.

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    Doofnuts
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love when cops are just able to be human for a minute.

    Elio
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like something landed on his car so taking a photo is helpful for insurance purposes.

    Don Adams
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most are if treated politely and given a chance

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    GenXandEarnedItAll
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm telling you, officer. The seagull was this big!

    Roxy222uk
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the police officer is going along with it that I feel like it's reasonable. He wants to document his lucky escape.

    Lyone Fein
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lucky to be alive! Has nothing to do with capitalism?

    King Of Birbz
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    he looks like he fell on his own car and then posed for it

    Nathan H. Parker (Parker)
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's that famous a*s slavic pride..big ups kid!

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    #23

    People using virtual reality headsets in a hot air balloon basket, showcasing humans of capitalism experiences.

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    Annette Easton
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey I would much rather do that than actually go up in a hot air balloon.

    Doofnuts
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agree. Seen enough videos, though few, of ballons in high tension wires. No thanks.

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    Debbie
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    11 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know this from inside a museum to show how the landscape looks / looked. So you don't pay extra for this, it is for making a museum more of an experience.

    Jane Jayne Jain Jeign Jein
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't see any problem with this as a simulation - cheaper, quicker & safer. I took a real hot air balloon ride over 30 years ago and most of the other passengers spent the majority of the flight looking at the view through their cameras - that was sad. (Interesting side note: they didn't tell us what the landing might be like until we were up in the air. Gulp!)

    Rocket Surgeon
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This looks fun. Perfect use of VR IMO.

    keyboardtek
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you get motion sickness easily, do not try any VR head sets.

    bryan
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would sneak up to the basket, give it a good shake while screaming "WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE"

    Ryn
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good one, Bryan 🤣🤣❤️🤣🤣❤️

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    T Barth
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got married in a hot air balloon 😉

    Roxy222uk
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dear God, this again. This is the end part of the War of The Worlds Experience, which by all accounts is absolutely amazing. It's in the middle of cities and there's no effing way to actually launch a hot air balloon for each group that comes through. The people I know that have been really enjoyed this bit. But I expect I will type this for years to come.

    Nonna_SoF
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hot air balloon simulator. Nothing really strange about it.

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    #24

    Louisiana Funeral Services sign advertising cremation prices, showcasing humans-of-capitalism-pictures theme.

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Direct cremation"? You mean you can have it done in installments?

    Bacon Tentacles
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Direct Cremation - they come to your house with a flamethrower.

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    LittleWombat
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Direct cremation means without a funeral service. Funerals are SO EXPENSIVE that many people have no way to pay for one. Advertising that direct cremation is available is actually a helpful thing for people who suddenly have to deal w a loss and haven't got $10grand lying around!

    wowbagger
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Geez, I can't even afford my own cremation

    Original Kinkster
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the bad news. Good news is: You don't have to care about when you're dead ..

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    Don Adams
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Additionally for you bargain hunters- Temu is now offer both urns for the cremains, or a few styles of caskets.

    LuLuBelle
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a direct cremation with absolutely no funeral services for my husband because he cared nothing about funerals, hated going to them, and didn't want one. It was still $3k, so this is actually a pretty good deal. You'll still have to pay extra for copies of the death certificate (get several) and putting an obituary in the paper. Buy your urn from Amazon, though, because the ones at the funeral home are way overpriced. The funeral home will put the ashes in your own urn for youtoo, if you're squeamish.

    Frederick Hippchen
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Direct cremation? You mean you don't have to die first?

    CK
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Transparency is good. Better than the funeral services people that talk people through the options and reveal the costs at the end, squeezing every last penny they can from grieving famlies.

    WindySwede
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always forget where in the bible jesus trowed out the sales men? 🤷‍♂️

    The Shark
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's nothin'. I've seen cremation specials for $999 on billboards in CT for years! Nobody's gonna be rip ME off before throwing me in the oven! 😅

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    #25

    Performance art of humans in pink suits, stretching on a white floor, highlighting humans-of-capitalism-pictures theme.

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    ƒιѕн
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I clicked on the link...to everyone else, don't.

    Bacon Tentacles
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We appreciate your sacrifice. Now, off to your therapy session you go...

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    Original Kinkster
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm pretty sure that this is some kind of art. On the other hand, every kink has someone who appreciates it. 🤷

    iseefractals
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Compared to the number of feet pix being bought and sold, the people who pay others to sit on food and the girl who raked in $1 million a MONTH by selling her USED BATHWATER, this is rather tame. Absolutely sad and depressing, but still tame.

    eMpTy
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WTF is the Unsee Juice when you need it...

    Lee451 Henderson
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought it was called "facetime".

    Roshan Kassan
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What - and i cannot state this harshly enough - the absolute **********

    Kelly H. Wilder
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I watched the video. I wish I hadn't.

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    #26

    Person in fast-food restaurant wearing a Colonel Sanders tracksuit, illustrating humans of capitalism pictures.

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    LiuLiu
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    barefoot in the store - yuck!

    Parmeisan
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think maybe this thread is just not for me and I'll be going away shortly haha. But after a brief "oh no" I started just seeing a person who really, really enjoys something. It's not so different from someone dressing up to see a movie in a franchise they love, or driving for 6 hours to catch a concert. It's not my thing but I think we should let people enjoy things that we ourselves don't enjoy. It costs nothing and makes the world a better place.

    LittleWombat
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Parmeisan, I agree with you wholeheartedly. It's exhausting listening to the lowest cheapest shots people can take at strangers... oh, someone who is overweight also likes to eat food, clutch my pearls! Dude, we ALL like to eat food! Let people enjoy things! Why is it fun to bully people?

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    WindySwede
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "This is Wendys mam"

    Tabitha
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Colonel Sanders must be positively spinning in his grave on finding out his face is “there”.

    bryan
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They were going to go naked then chickened out.

    TheReader19
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do they look like they've got s**t on their toes? 🤢🤮

    Highfalutin Heron
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most restaurants in the US have signs saying "no shirt, no shoes, no service" or the equivalent

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    Wang Zhuang
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They should have been denied service for that

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    #27

    Man on subway reading "Capitalist Realism," wearing a cap and glasses, exemplifying humans in capitalism pictures.

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    Natalia Atanassova
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism...

    Owen
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And unfortunately more likely to happen.

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    Rosecrucian Roeth
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He looks like he needs a shot of reality.

    #28

    Two people engaging in a daring rock-climbing stunt above water, illustrating aspects of humans of capitalism pictures.

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    Chris the Bobcat
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn't imploding capitalism. This is just fvcking weird.

    Tabitha
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    11 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He’s holding her by her hair, but she’s got her hands on her boobs and not her ponytail? WTF? She must be really confident in their relationship.

    Rocket Surgeon
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hard to tell from the perspective but for a fall into water it doesn't seem that bad.

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    Sarah
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe she's one of those circus performers that hang by their hair.

    Chicken Mitten
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She is and very impressive.I liked the video.

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    Spittnimage
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grabbing her b00bs while he snatches her bald-headed. Lady: I'll do anything for likes 🤪

    Debbie
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This can't be real, can it? This world hurt to much??

    Norm Gilmore
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Click on the link at the bottom of the photo to see the full performance.

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    Roni Stone
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cirque du Soleil performers on vacay?

    Kelly H. Wilder
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This seems incredibly painful, but the video is amazing. Sort of like watching a beautiful train wreck...🤷‍♀️

    DC and S
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I remember watching something about how they set up the hair/head for this kind of performance so that it isn't just ripping out their hair.

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    SJones
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just another influencer…ho, hum

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    #29

    Amazon Kitchen wrap packaging with placeholder text, highlighting consumer product design in humans-of-capitalism-pictures.

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    Bacon Tentacles
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That latin cheese hits different, ya know?

    Leslie Victor
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have not really laughed, in a while, thank you

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    Khavrinen
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No thanks, I prefer Lorem Ipsum Dolor & Swiss.

    _-DungeonKeeper-_
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Using the 32% of my brain that is Undertale (and also Google translate) and no Latin knowledge whatsoever, we know "Lorem ipsum docet" means "the pain (or pain itself) teaches." Lorem ipsum dolor means "very painful." At the bottom the text means "With very painful, it's a pain in the a*s, but it's not cheap." I couldn't get the rest of the words translated. So this is Very Painful and Cheddar wrap. It's a pain in the a*s, but it's not cheap.

    Nicole Weymann
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Risking a whoosh: Lorem Ipsum... is often used as a "filler text" to try out different fonts or show how printed products (book covers and blurbs, menus, ...) will look with text.

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    Nonna_SoF
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's grounds for a nastygram from the FDA. You're legally required to put an accurate ingredient list on food products. Though if it were an open faced sandwich it would fall under the USDA, for reasons.

    Sven Horlemann
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Heard of it, I'm sure it is a classic.

    Rosecrucian Roeth
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WTF?...oh sorry, it's amazon, right............

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    #30

    Concrete mural above a KFC store representing humans in capitalism-themed artistic expression.

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    Chris the Bobcat
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Communist architecture crushing the proletariat? What the fvck am I looking at here?

    Petra Peitsch
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The typical "art" of post-communist Eastern-European countries.

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    Mike Y
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The workers demand the extra crispy!

    badger
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Komrade Fried Chicken.

    Shark Lady
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It reminds me of the Magic is Might, statue in Ministry of Magic in Harry Potter.

    Leslie Victor
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The revolution begins, right after lunch

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    #31

    Indoor beach scene with people enjoying artificial waves, symbolizing humans of capitalism in leisure spaces.

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    Parmeisan
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This doesn't seem too terrible, if you're a people-person. (It looks like a massive anxiety-inducing crowd to me, but I don't think that's why this was posted here.) We have indoor pools and they're good for when the weather is bad or you just don't have a beach in your city. This is just a gussied-up indoor pool made to model an experience that people enjoy, but can't always access.

    Parmeisan
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Er... after further inspection semi-indoor? Or is that actually just a big roof over an actual beach? In the latter case I guess I understand why it's being called dystopian but I still don't agree. Shade is good & sometimes life-saving. If only part of the beach is covered then it's not so bad, is it?

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    Katie Barnes
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's an indoor water park. It's currently -26C where I am and I would hit this up so hard! Things like this exist in many northern climate areas, nothing wrong with it.

    Talis
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the Tropical Islands resort in Germany, near Berlin: m.jpg m.jpg

    Verena
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess this is the former blimp-factory turned to a giant inside water park. It's near Berlin, Germany and they not only have this beach-section with windows. There are holiday homes inside and an entire landscape

    Talis
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're right, it is the Tropical Islands resort.

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    bryan
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look mummy a choclate log is surfing towards us.

    LuLuBelle
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Having worked at a pool, there is no way in Hell I will ever get into the disgusting human soup that is a public pool. Do you think those people wash their sh*tty assh0les and smegma coated folds thoroughly before they get in? Do you think they're not peeing in the pool? Chlorine kills the bacteria, but you're still swimming in dissolved bodily excretions. That's a hard nope from me.

    Rosecrucian Roeth
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like a horrible attempt at some kind of whatever.................

    Reviewer01
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a deliberately poor shot of one of the least good parts of this enormous and amazing complex. A few areas are starting to look tired and they're also doing rolling maintenance to catch up. Love the place.

    Luis Hernandez Dauajare
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this one is a few feet from an actual beach in Japan. The beach is notorious for its strong current and dangerous waters, so they built one near it.

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    #32

    Mermaid performer struggles in aquarium tank at shopping center, showcasing challenges of capitalism.

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    Miki
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    11 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She is a pro doing something not many can do. She knew what to do. She was train how so save herself in such situation.

    Kelly Scott
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Harry Houdini was a pro, too. Just sayin'.

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    CK
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mermaiding is art. She knows what she's doing so she got out.

    Doofnuts
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wonder how many traumatized kids came out of the mall that day? (LOL)

    ZuriLovesYou
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not sure this is a "lol" situation, mate.

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    Bob Brooce
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it weird that my first thought was "What dose OSHA think about this?"

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    #33

    Person photographing shoes on tiled street, depicting humans of capitalism.

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    Nikole
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can’t crease those Jordans!

    Lester the Space Duck
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Took me a minute to figure out why the heck he took his shoes off! 😂

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    ZuriLovesYou
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not sure I understand this one.

    Ansi
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not obvious because the foot you see stays completely at the ground. But he's standing more on the toe with the other foot. "Sneakerheads" are people that's really serious about keeping their shoes in top condition. Standing on your toes will make a big crease on the front of the shoe and destroyed the look of it according to these die hard shoe fans.

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    Ansi
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    11 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So creases are the WORST... but... but... streetdirt inside the shoe is fine? 🤦

    bryan
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do not get it. He took off the shoes because ... ?

    Roxy222uk
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it matters to him it doesn't affect me in any way

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    #34

    Person cleaning windows on a building ledge while another person watches from a balcony, illustrating humans of capitalism pictures.

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    Chris the Bobcat
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For all we know, she might be out there thanking him for doing the job and asking if he wants a glass of water.

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a page about capitalism. She's trying to sell him her railing.

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    [>.<]/
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please click the link below the pic to see what is actually going on.

    Sand Ers
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If BP is going to post a single frame grab from a video, they could at least mention that it's a video so we're not sitting here trying to work out what the not at all obvious issue is.

    Doofnuts
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, and looking at the lady on the right, I'm guessing she hired the cleaner to get rid of the bird poop ruining the asthetic.

    Doofnuts
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, ledges don't clean themselves.

    Apatheist Account2
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    11 months ago

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    Getting a professional tradesperson to do their job? Is that capitalism?

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    #35

    Person on a virtual reality exercise device in a modern living room, featuring humans-of-capitalism-pictures theme.

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    Doofnuts
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Giant Roomba, but instead of cats, humans ride it.

    SkippityBoppityBoo
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Intended purpose: ICAROS Health is intended for core and balance training for orthopedic patients suffering from unspecific low back pain and stroke patients especially from phase C onwards for active mobilization, improvement of postural control (body posture), reduction of the risk of falls, and improvement of sensory function and fine and gross motor skills.

    SkippityBoppityBoo
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the physiotherapy hospital I used to play a bowling game on a Wii console, I wasn't allowed to hold on to the table or use my crutches, I was only wearing my calipers. Plus did other exercises such as putting pegs in the holes of a large wooden tower on top of a table, again without holding on. It's to not only help with what's mentioned above but also help build up your inner core strength, the whole thing of doing "two things at once" ie balancing on your legs while concentrating on doing something with your hands. Which if you've spinal bruising, in my case, ain't easy at first!

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    bryan
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice pussy, cat on screen

    Rosecrucian Roeth
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    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    AI, right?......RIGHT?......................RIGHT?

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