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Who doesn't love a well-timed, fuzzy, heartwarming and wholesome post? They remind us that all is not lost in the world. That somewhere out there, between the misery and despair, some good still exists.
But sometimes, we search so hard for the positive that we think we’ve found it in feel-good pictures of smiling employees going above and beyond, or stories about someone finally paying off their student loan debt by working three jobs. For a split second, our icy hearts melt. Then our brains catch up, and we realize that these posts are just heaven on the surface but hell down below… Grit wrapped in a pastel bow.
There’s a special corner of the internet reserved for wolf-like content dressed in sheep's clothing. Facebook page, Dystopian late-stage capitalism horrors repackaged as heartwarming stories is exactly what the name suggests: a wall of reminders showcasing just how twisted society really is.
Bored Panda has put together a list of the best posts from the page to pinch you awake if you've lost touch with reality. May they serve as a warning that sometimes, the most dystopian thing isn't the future but rather the way we've learned to romanticize the struggle right now...
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Jack Smith 6 days ago
Well said! It's infuriating how rightwing a$$holes hate when tax dollars are spent feeding American citizens but don't mind the trillions of $ in handouts private companies receive in the form of subsidies, bailouts etc
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Spencer's slave no longer 6 days ago
When children have morals and empathy far greater than their government.
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Lost Panda 6 days ago
While the situation is bleak, Gary Sinse is a wonderful human being up there with the likes of Dolly Parten and Mr. Rogers
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Daisydaisy 6 days ago
I love this!! Let's shower good people with prizes and bring some joy to civic life!!
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Nay Wilson 6 days ago
I’m no mathematician but wouldn’t that mean he was taxed roughly 75% of his winnings?
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Joe Methuen 6 days ago
That's awesome recognition. Maybe you won't get to meet her again but you can pay it forward. That should be the way we honor those who helped us.
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Leena Petrich 6 days ago
true that. thats why i hand them cash or leave it under a rock poking out.
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Eroe Infinito 6 days ago
I love living in the USA. BUT. There are still a few serious problems that need worked out.
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Nico di anglo-solace 6 days ago
I learned to do this when I was 7 because my schools gym door doesn't have a lock...
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Say No to Downvoting 6 days ago
While we’re here, can we also stop glorifying “never missing a day” - if you are sick or your family needs you, you can take a day off.
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The_Nicest_Misanthrope 6 days ago
Unrelated to the post, but what the actual f**k is going on with that guys chin?
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Day Andie 5 days ago
Oh, I believe this. Google is free as gvizzle74 says. Also I believe that people have to scrounge if they want a funeral in the US. Funerals in the US are obscenely expensive and funeral companies prey on the emotions of the grieving to sell overpriced c**p. I have told my family I insist on being cremated in a cardboard box without being embalmed, then scattered by them instead of having an expensive urn in some crematory crypt. I don't want any sort of memorial at an expensive funeral home. But many people don't want that for their dead family, and that's their choice. They shouldn't have to go into major debt to do things differently though,.
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Daisydaisy 6 days ago
Alternatively: a fair and sensible social welfare system and universal health care. People - especially wealthy people - could pay taxes for this and the world would be a better, healthier place!
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Shark Lady 6 days ago
This might be the only thing a school district can do to help, it shouldn't be necessary but at least they are parking somewhere relatively safe where they won't be moved on by the police.
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Howl's sleeping castle 6 days ago
Teachers? And not for their personal use? To buy classroom supplies? Who was this sadistic who came up with this idea?
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Tyranamar Seuss 6 days ago
Imagine taking someone's arm as a souvenir. Imagine having to pretend like you're happy to be receiving it back from the psychopath who took it.
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Debby Keir 6 days ago
So, physically and mentally unfit to drive through tiredness, but still working to pay the inevitable medical bills from when he crashes?
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Zig Zag Wanderer 6 days ago
In Australia, even before we had any medical cover (temporary residency) we paid $25 for an x-ray.
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Zig Zag Wanderer 6 days ago
I can believe this, having worked for workers compensation insurance companies. It's almost as corrupt as America, but government still has controls. In NEW ZEALAND the GOVERNMENT covers all workplace compensation. You read that right. It's probably a communist conspiracy, but hey....
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Savannah greenleaf 6 days ago
I thought this was fake. I googled it and it is a real item available on Amazon for $17.49.
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TheOneWithTheHat 6 days ago
I think it's important to have some kind of occupation. Like an elderly lady who takes care of her dog or something like that. This is healthy and keeps you mobile. Or if you WANT to keep doing whatever you did before. But if you HAVE to work till the reaper comes because you can't afford retirement, that's a whole different story.
Shark Lady 6 days ago
My dad chose to start volunteering with a few local organisations because it wouldn't do his mental health any good to go from working 40+ hours a week to nothing. The important part is the choice.
Laserleader 5 days ago
I admit 2020 was hard for me since I was used to having 3 jobs at a time (part time vending and seasonal tourist jobs I do every year). So I wrote a book, worked the census, and created a brand new business I have worked ever since. So yeah, "nothing" is hard for some people.
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It's a personal thing. My dad retired 10 years ago. He still goes around doing chores like cooking, washing because he likes to keep busy. Me on the other hand, can't wait to win grand lottery so that i can retire
Earonn - 4 days ago
Wait, chores need to be done anyway, what's so special about him doing them? That he doesn't "retire" and let his wife work the same as always until she keels over?
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KatWitch57 6 days ago
Or it may make physical conditions worse and hasten you to your grave. But then I suppose that would reduce pension costs.
V 6 days ago
A friend of ours went from nursing as a career then retired and took up woodworking. Now she enters into country fair woodworking competitions.
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Rich Black 5 days ago
the idea that masses of people in their 70's are healthy enough to do physical labor, or even sit at a keyboard all day, is a fantasy
Marsha Brown 4 days ago
I don't know about masses; I do know that personally. my spouse and I, in our 70s, still work (from home. professional jobs via computers), do most of our own household chores and home repairs, all of our own grocery shopping, etc. We're not the only ones in our friend group that do so, either. It's a combination of choice and necessity, and helps us do fun stuff as well, like travel.
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Chich the witch 5 days ago
When I was a kid it was not uncommon to hear of a farmer who retired, sold the farm and moved into town and was usually dead in year or two. Its good to retire but you have to keep busy or you just rust out.
Emma London 5 days ago
There is working because you want to and then working because you need to. Two different things, the first increases satisfaction, the second increases stress and fatigue.
Bi.Felicia 5 days ago
My next door neighbor is 90 years old and is still a practicing registered nurse. She works two 3p-11p shifts, in a row each week. I believe she's choosing to work because she's the type that will go crazy if she has nothing to do, I don't believe it's because of financial necessity. She's quite active and has more of a social life than I do.
Thomas Reeves 5 days ago (edited)
Yeah. Some of these examples they seem to be saying work is or should be seen as inherently bad. And that's a bit weird to me. There are people who have jobs they enjoy. And keeping your mind active can be good for Seniors. I really doubt that article was like "seniors should be sent to the mines" or anything.
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kansasmagic 6 days ago
Good news is that, according to a post above, you'll be happier this way!
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Tyranamar Seuss 6 days ago
What? They're apologizing for firing workers by not paying their other workers?! What a terrible company.
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kansasmagic 6 days ago
But no roommates? Pssh - amateurs. You could totally rent out the other side of the kitchen floor for passive income!
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Tobias Reaper 6 days ago
considering it cost minimum about £30000 to climb it would have been easier just to give the money spent to the food bank
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Pittsburgh rare 6 days ago
If the shoplifting stops will the cost of that shoplifting, which is already factored in the price, be lowered? No? I thought so
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Tobias Reaper 6 days ago
21 year old takes job where he could either be k****d or have to k**l someone to fund his college education. There we go fixed it
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Danielle Hardesty 6 days ago
My son and his fiancée stayed with us a couple years, then a couple years with her parents. We all got to get to know our new family members better, they graduated school nearly debt free and had a down payment for a house
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DC 6 days ago
They even admitted that to me, that they were pretending to actively search, advertise as if the position actually exists, but they only did IN CASE such a position was open again, so that they'd have me and my fellows in the sleeve already. We were 20 people, all having believed the position actually exists, because the ad said exactly that. Won't name them, they still exist, and companies coming after you for exposing their fault isn't what would help me much now.
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Tyranamar Seuss 6 days ago
No, they can't really. A lot of them have terrible breakdowns from work like this.
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kansasmagic 6 days ago
Also, don't spend any money. On anything. Did you know you can live under a bridge and eat out of dumpsters for free, while you "hold tight until you have passive income"?
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Nico di anglo-solace 6 days ago
500 a month is more than most paychecks after 3 weeks let alone a teens
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Tyranamar Seuss 6 days ago
Actually, if it gets people in prison fruits and vegetables I'm all for it. You should see the c**p most prison's serve. Baloney sandwiches on white bread with American cheese and an apple. It's gross.
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kansasmagic 6 days ago
If you can't get by on $300k from your day job, I think you might be doing something wrong. Bay Area rent isn't that high.
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Kelly Scott 5 days ago
Saying that should be considered cruel and unusual punishment in every state in the US.
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TACO Don's Authentic TexMex 5 days ago
Civil War II, Electric Boogaloo seems more and more likely
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 5 days ago
Where do YOU live? How are things in YOUR country? Cripes. We Americans know a lot of things suck about our country (especially our government) but WOW, GUESS WHAT? Most of us average citizens are AVERAGE CITIZENS and are NORMAL human beings, just like you. I hate when people like you generalize.
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Steff 5 days ago (edited)
Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years Link in reply
TACO Don's Authentic TexMex 5 days ago
We had our chance and f****d it all up.
Load More Replies... Mimi M 5 days ago
Guess what? I don't come to BP for dystopia. Downvoted. Why do I keep posting comments like these? B/c I'm hoping over time, some of the BP posters might notice - see the things we appreciate (the interesting, uplifting, funny, beautiful), and the things that we (at least I), don't.
TACO Don's Authentic TexMex 5 days ago
Why did you read the article then? There is plenty of warning in the title, yet you still chose to read it and comment on it. That's on you, dude
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TACO Don's Authentic TexMex 5 days ago
Civil War II, Electric Boogaloo seems more and more likely
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 5 days ago
Where do YOU live? How are things in YOUR country? Cripes. We Americans know a lot of things suck about our country (especially our government) but WOW, GUESS WHAT? Most of us average citizens are AVERAGE CITIZENS and are NORMAL human beings, just like you. I hate when people like you generalize.
Load More Replies... Steff 5 days ago (edited)
Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years Link in reply
TACO Don's Authentic TexMex 5 days ago
We had our chance and f****d it all up.
Load More Replies... Mimi M 5 days ago
Guess what? I don't come to BP for dystopia. Downvoted. Why do I keep posting comments like these? B/c I'm hoping over time, some of the BP posters might notice - see the things we appreciate (the interesting, uplifting, funny, beautiful), and the things that we (at least I), don't.
TACO Don's Authentic TexMex 5 days ago
Why did you read the article then? There is plenty of warning in the title, yet you still chose to read it and comment on it. That's on you, dude
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