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“Recording the slow collapse of humanity”—that’s how the Inhumans of Late Capitalism Facebook page explains its mission in life. The page documents just how bizarrely inhumane and immoral life in modern capitalist societies can be by collecting depressingly hilarious pictures from all over the internet.

Scroll down for some of the very best images from Inhumans of Late Capitalism that show the bizarre reality we live in, upvote your fave pics, and let us know what you think in the comments below. And be sure to visit their Facebook page for more awesome content.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep this is true. No one can earn a billion dollars by working, but you can earn a billion dollars by making money off of other people

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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is that a real thing? Happened me several times and my family said I am paranoid... That targeting just via LISTENING isn't possible. I wasn't Google those things, just mention them out loud.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You're not paranoid! I had this happen to me just last weekend. I was speaking with my brother about going to the zoo. I did not Google it, I did not email or text about it. That same evening I had targeted articles in my newsfeed about the local zoo.

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Brandi VanSteenwyk
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Soooooo Scary!! I'd swear that I just THOUGHT about an obscure thing and suddenly an ad came up.

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Den Star
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have had ads for things I only thought about also. Clearly that's a WHOLE LOT that the general public is not privy to.

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Kevin Donegan
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's terrifying to search for something on the internet and then start seeing pop-ups advertising those items. Absolutely unsettling and terrifying.

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Bob Beltcher
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I travel so much for work that I get vacation ads for where I live lol

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Jace
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It really demonstrates the stupidity of “targeted” advertising. I don’t need an ad to make me think about something... about which I’m already clearly thinking.

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Gibberint Dark
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I get REALLY pissed off when I buy something online and then get add's for the same bloody thing that I just bought...

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Johnnee
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just don't use google. There are search engines that don't spy on you.

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Thomas
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You don't need to, apparently if you have an android phone, it's enough to talk out loud. Several reports of it and it happened several times to my gf. Paranoia or reality? Don't know yet but I'm afraid that if we find out it's true, people will still carry on and use google products.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Get off Facebook and Google then. You don't have to be signed into those things. Use alternatives.

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Arran Walker
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My sister and I were recently texting each other about my medical issues, and as soon as my sis sent me a text about “medical coverage”... Siri popped up a message at the top of the screen... about finding “medical coverage”. 😒

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Katherine Gilleland
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This creeps the hell out of me. I’ll talk to my husband in person about something and either have ads show up for things like it or it will be the first search result when I start typing it in to look it up

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Isabella
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember I was on YouTube, I've gotten ads ( the ones on the side) about swimming earbuds, blink 182 new album, Copic marker cases. All things I talked about with people

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Tisha M. Scott
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's part of that little button you push to allow cookies to be stored on your phone. The cookies gather information and then suggest things you like. If you know an I.T guy just ask them and they can explain it. It's not big brother and it's not the government. I think the government could careless about what you bought on wish.

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Jace
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Corporations are big brother and our government(s) is(/are)doing nothing to protect us from them.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I looked up a certain type of car on my phone, and somehow I get ads for car dealerships giving deals on that car on my computer!

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AJu
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No no. You're all missing the point. He doesn't want to see ads for stuff he TALKED about. Like, to his friend. Not looked it up on google. That ist scary f***ing s**t

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

YES!!! (though I love to click ads on places I know I won't shop, just to spend their money)

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I looked up coin cases because I broke of my boyfriends new case (I'm a spaz) and now apparently I love old coins. Google yarn still get coins

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is very annoying when it happens -- but you can also turn off targeted ads in the settings of your device

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Id row
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This guy just spends his time holding signs like this for attention because he's an 'influencer'. Other signs include 'stop sending me memes from private accounts'. He's no social justice warrior, he just wants the followers.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just get rid of the devices if you feel that way but think it's a joke. The guy goes around holding up random statements in public

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Someone please tell him about algorithms ...he is still living in 1979

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The Inhumans of Late Capitalism page (not to be confused with the Humans of Late Capitalism social media accounts which is a similar but entirely different horse entirely) has over 178.6k followers, all eagerly waiting for the next juicy post making fun of our dystopian everyday lives.

As many of you have probably realized by now, capitalism is far from a perfect system. But what’s the alternative? Does one even exist? Anyone who’s ever opened up a history book knows that communism isn’t an alternative—it’s just a more brutal dystopia that resulted in the deaths of millions of people. And don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

However, things might not be as grim nowadays as we think. For instance, Paul Mason writes in The Guardian that we might be entering the postcapitalist era without even noticing it. The forces driving this are information technology, the rise of the sharing economy, and new ways of working. Mason’s point of view is refreshing because he paints a bright and sunny picture of the future, instead of one where we’re all doomed and fighting global warming, zombies, and the plague on all fronts.

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According to Mason, information technology has reduced the need for work, blurred the “edges between work and free time,” and “loosened the relationship between work and wages.” The amount we have to work will further diminish as automation increases. But that’ll still take a while because our way of thinking has yet to catch up with the power of robotics.

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Mason also states that we’re “seeing the spontaneous rise of collaborative production: goods, services, and organizations are appearing that no longer respond to the dictates of the market and the managerial hierarchy. The biggest information product in the world—Wikipedia—is made by volunteers for free, abolishing the encyclopedia business and depriving the advertising industry of an estimated $3bn a year in revenue.”

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In other words, we’re seeing various new forms of work, ownership, and businesses that will (in the long run) change our society as we know it. But whether or not it’ll be a postcapitalist society or something else entirely, we’ll find out in a few decades.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How sick is that?! Sure, make a person loose their job so you get a discount!

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So you spend money but you are still loitering...ok

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seriously?! Now they are stressing you... I know it's called fast food but some people (like me) eat slowly!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hmm it's good to set boundaries for your kids en give them a sense of responsibility. But not in the way you are proposing mr Coach-dad wich sons and daughters are probably real sad en feel no self worth because you give them the feeling they are never good enough for your approval.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is probably the case where Chinese people buy shirts that say words in English without them knowing what it means, because English is considered cool. There's plenty of pictures of Chinese children wearing shirts that day obscene things

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

do not buy from a company thats owned by a man who hoards billions! wealth should be distributed!!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What's wrong with a handicapped delivery guy? A job is a job, he doesn't seem to mind.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Puccino's is well known for its often self-deprecating humour. From an advertising point of view it seems to be successful.

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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you love work you will probably like it... that's how that works i think.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My "dad-joke" in the elevator at work is: which floor do you live on... (law firm.. we are really more here than at home..)

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Alternative translation: "you should find somewhere else to eat".

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