The Facebook Page Called ‘Inhumans Of Late Capitalism’ Collects Photos That Show The Ugly Face Of Greed (35 Pics)
“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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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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
So at least where I grew up kids started sports really early on, like there was a five year old kid on the swim team going to practice with middle schoolers young, and it had it’s ups and downs. Ups, we made a lot of friends and had a lot of good experiences. Downs, everything that wasn’t related to sports got bumped down on the priority list. There was a girl in my scout troop who couldn’t support her friend at her MOM’S FUNERAL because she had a dance recital. I understand that that’s a big deal but if you get invited to a funeral by your scout sister that’s a big deal
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Being tough doesn't mean you can yell at a kid, ridicule them in front of others and destroy their self esteem. Being tough is being firm, teaching kids that things like disappointment and failure happen in life, teaching them to try their best and pushing them a little if you know they're not trying hard enough because they're insecure
Being tough on children is not equal to 'destroying their self esteem'. Maybe it does feel so if you are not used to boundaries, but this doesn't make the statement in above picture less true.
You seem to confuse "tough" with "clear".
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I love how everyone jumps to the "bubble wrap my kid" worst case scenario here. This sign doesn't mean that your kid is going to get yelled at, belittled, or beaten. I coach higher level hockey for young kids (9 - 12). The uncoachable thing is true, and I told all parents I will be tough on the kids. But this doesn't mean what everyone is suddenly jumping to and assuming. It means, that I am teaching a drill, or running a drill and one of the kids is not paying attention to the group, or fooling around in the corner, or bugging another kid. Then they will have to skate a lap or two before they can come back to the drill. If they are really bad or I am having real issues with them not listening to instructions then they will sit either a period or an entire game if needed. Guess what! This is also how it is in the real world. You don't want to do your job properly, or goof off during work hours, you are going to get sent home or fired. That's just the reality of it! Teach em now
I actually like this one. And it should be paired with the one for the parents that says "There are no scouts here, no scholarships will be handed out. The coach and umpires are all volunteers. It's just a game. So stay calm or you will be asked to leave."
There's nothing wrong with this, we can't keep giving kids participation ribbons. You have to learn that you're going to have to work and earn things.
"If you suffered in life and want other people to suffer as you did because "you turned out fine," you did not in fact turn out fine." - Daniel Shipwreck
Being terrorized by an authority figure does not build character. Said authority figure abusing their authority is nothing but traumatizing to a child. And to an adult, for that matter. We don’t all respond to that strategy.
Holding someone to high standards is not terrorizing them. Sheesh. Your kids probably need this coaching scenario.
Load More Replies... Literally everyone here missing the point, of course. It’s not about parenting, geniuses. This is about capitalism, remember the theme of the post you are currently reading. Nobody gives a s**t how you parent your trashy baby. No company should be advertising by suggesting that a person’s value lies in how EMPLOYABLE someone is. Humans aren’t meant to grow into employees.
Then why do so many of them voluntarily consent to being employed by another individual?
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There is a difference between spoiling a child and being abusive or too harsh on them. My cousin is giving a generous allowance despite her mom (my aunt) having financial difficulties and being 20 years old. On the other hand, my other cousin once got reprimanded for breaking her arm trying to get to the bathroom after lights out at her boarding school... life IS tough
It's one thing to be tough on kids in the correct way. They need that but unfortunately many people go about that in a way that is destructive and down right abusive. You can be tough on kids and teach them lessons in life without destroying their self esteem and making them feel like nothing they do is ever going to be enough. Praise is a necessity just as much as direction, guidance, love, patience, wtc acceptanceatiemce, etc.
Sorry don't know what happened at the end of my comment. I couldn't see it before it posted.
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I agree with this one. "Participation Trophys" just teach our kids they really don't have to try.
Life is already tough! Why add another burden to other people to worry about?
I guess I wouldn't care for this if they were talking about kids under 14 or so (although the damage could already be done by then, if the parents are totally clueless), but students will be heading for college, jobs, trade schools, etc. Will all those things come with no judgment about their work ethics?
I agree all the way on this. I lived it, so I know what I speak of.
Ah yes, the s**t-stained skulls of the jackasses promoting the “tough manager” meme are also applying their inhumane b******t to kids’ sports. How f*****g lovely.
One of my best friends at 31 years old is my high school hockey coach. He taught me so much and made me an even better person than player. 99% of coaches are like this but you only ever hear about the 1% that ruin it.
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Coaches should take it easy on kids because sports are about exercise and having fun not winning and everyone should get a trophy because we're all winners.
Dunno here...I am totally uncoachable with sports, always have been yet I've been employed my whole life after I turned 14. Just hated sports...this one sucks lol
So your boss doesnt coach you? Being coached means you receive guidance and everyone needs to do that well. I just think you arent athletic, but that doesnt mean you are not coachable.
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I hate nike with a passion (see I won't even alphabetize it) but I agree with this sign.
This is why so many coaches in so many sports have been able to sexually abuse children. There is something very wrong with this attitude.
There is something potentially wrong with every attitude if abused. But most kids who arent taught to respect and work hard turn out to be people like Bernie Sanders... has never held an actual job and begs for money.
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It depends on the perspective of tough. There has to be some boundaries.
When youre at home all day playing games and your mom tells you to go play outside 🤡
do not buy from a company thats owned by a man who hoards billions! wealth should be distributed!!
WTF is wrong with the people who make these posters lol
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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Over half of these have little to nothing to do with capitalism, and almost all of the posts are people just whining about modern society.
I don't know which one is more depressive, the post or the some comments here. Many people can't even dream a better world anymore. Even after seeing all these obviously unacceptable examples first thing they do is to take time a try to advocate "business". Even that student loan advertisement should be enough to stfu with your "business is good" b******t for a moment. Just shut up for a moment!! This is coming from a recent graduate with 30k education debt. You know, kind of a debt many of you were not familiar in your college years.
Um, socialism has quite the dark side as well if you do your research.
And all aspects of that can be trickled down to capitalism. If you mean communism, then I will agree with you there. No great power should be given to one person, or a group of persons. Socialism is a community effort though. If you are talking about failures in socialized medicine, then that can all be attributed to certain people wanting to make profit on medicine (capitalism) and influencing the government through funding...
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And all you are using all the tools of "late capitalism" biching about "late capitalism".
Do we have a f*cking choice though? What's wrong with wanting things to be better? We can still have THIS but in an improved way!
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Fight, fight, fight every aspect of this mass consumerism every way possible. Resist, resist, resist the allure and expansion of these mindless profiteers. Let your life be a resistance to the machine!!!
I got too sick of the pro-laissez-faire capitalism comments from cultists to keep looking through this list.
Capitalism literally rewards people for meeting other people's needs. Socialism brings whole nations into poverty. You probably thinking of 'consumerism', not 'capitalism'.
Load More Replies... Whomever is a socialist and gets triggered by capitalism: F**K YOU. Capitalism has lifted more people out of the worst conditions people can live in than anything else in history. F**K YOU for being a hypocrite and using the tools of capitalism to bash it. F**K YOU for wanting to go socialist and hurt.......absolutely everything. You are ignorant. You may as well say "Let them eat cake"
Yep. You simply can't want a better life for yourself or the people around you. Also stop using the word "triggered" for such a minor complaint please.
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Lotta depressing s**t in there. Mostly depressing because 1 - someone thought it would work and, 2 it worked...
You shouldn't use lazy comparisons to try to prove a point. On the capitalistic/socialist spectrum the US is far more capitalistic than western Europe but the US has much worse corruption at this time. Full capitalism is just as bad as full socialism. You just don't realize that there aren't really any fully capitalistic countries that exist to compare to a full socialist country. The US, Western Europe, China and Japan all have a mix of socialism and capitalism. A good balance of the two is what works best right now.
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Over half of these have little to nothing to do with capitalism, and almost all of the posts are people just whining about modern society.
I don't know which one is more depressive, the post or the some comments here. Many people can't even dream a better world anymore. Even after seeing all these obviously unacceptable examples first thing they do is to take time a try to advocate "business". Even that student loan advertisement should be enough to stfu with your "business is good" b******t for a moment. Just shut up for a moment!! This is coming from a recent graduate with 30k education debt. You know, kind of a debt many of you were not familiar in your college years.
Um, socialism has quite the dark side as well if you do your research.
And all aspects of that can be trickled down to capitalism. If you mean communism, then I will agree with you there. No great power should be given to one person, or a group of persons. Socialism is a community effort though. If you are talking about failures in socialized medicine, then that can all be attributed to certain people wanting to make profit on medicine (capitalism) and influencing the government through funding...
Load More Replies... And all you are using all the tools of "late capitalism" biching about "late capitalism".
Do we have a f*cking choice though? What's wrong with wanting things to be better? We can still have THIS but in an improved way!
Load More Replies... Fight, fight, fight every aspect of this mass consumerism every way possible. Resist, resist, resist the allure and expansion of these mindless profiteers. Let your life be a resistance to the machine!!!
I got too sick of the pro-laissez-faire capitalism comments from cultists to keep looking through this list.
Capitalism literally rewards people for meeting other people's needs. Socialism brings whole nations into poverty. You probably thinking of 'consumerism', not 'capitalism'.
Load More Replies... Whomever is a socialist and gets triggered by capitalism: F**K YOU. Capitalism has lifted more people out of the worst conditions people can live in than anything else in history. F**K YOU for being a hypocrite and using the tools of capitalism to bash it. F**K YOU for wanting to go socialist and hurt.......absolutely everything. You are ignorant. You may as well say "Let them eat cake"
Yep. You simply can't want a better life for yourself or the people around you. Also stop using the word "triggered" for such a minor complaint please.
Load More Replies... Lotta depressing s**t in there. Mostly depressing because 1 - someone thought it would work and, 2 it worked...
You shouldn't use lazy comparisons to try to prove a point. On the capitalistic/socialist spectrum the US is far more capitalistic than western Europe but the US has much worse corruption at this time. Full capitalism is just as bad as full socialism. You just don't realize that there aren't really any fully capitalistic countries that exist to compare to a full socialist country. The US, Western Europe, China and Japan all have a mix of socialism and capitalism. A good balance of the two is what works best right now.
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