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

The Company makes the stores post the Holiday Hour notice but leaves it up to the store owner to decide if they actually want to close.

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

My kids are grown we see each other alot. Not big on holidays these days. They love working for holiday pay. There are lots of people that are alone that need their daily contact with even a server that doesn't know them.

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

I volunteered to work on Xmas for years. Made double the money and it was a fun shift.

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

I guess the families will be coming in to visit, maybe grab a snack.

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

So, they can bring their family members to work with them?

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

how many hows do they work if they don't work 24 hrs?

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

Wait, what? They think their employees have access to a TARDIS or something? *head-desk*

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

Tim Horton's has become pretty evil since they were purchased a Brazilian company. I boycott them on principle.

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

Hopefully, it’s because many of these people don’t like the families, anyway.

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

I guess this ensures that employees' families come to the restaurant ...

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

Looks like it shows them being closed from the 27th and then reopens the 31st? Those are the days missing

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

No, they are showing the special holiday hours. The other days they are open normal hours.

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

They get the 27th to the 31st off so they are im only guessing, closed perhaps

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

In order to avoid the yearly repeated queries about holiday hours, I can understand posting the RIGHT half of the sign. Should have folded behind or cut off the LEFT side... Unless they were seeking sympathy.

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

They have people who are able to work those shifts so others can be off. Anyone not believing in celebrating Christmas should work it

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

I don't know about "should", but if they're offering time-and-a-half like most places do, there's often no reason not to. If you have enough employees volunteering to cover it, then there's no problem with this.

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

Shameless Capitalistic greed doesn’t stop at the Canadian Border, eh?

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

Cuz their open 24 hours for the families...not the customers...

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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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