It's no secret that our society has its flaws - dependence on technology, taxes, obesity, devaluation of workers - to name a few. Some people may not even want to think about any of these problems in society but illustrator John Holcroft, on the other hand, he looks them straight in the eye and depicts them in a satirical way.
Though not all of us have to deal with such problems, it is a great reminder to pace yourself and to familiarize with the society today. Who knows, it might make you a better person in some way.
With a style based on 50's advertisements and a vintage feel - Holcroft perfectly captures today's social issues and modern behavior. Also, his illustrations do so in a brutally honest manner. Keep on scrolling to check them out, and you just might realize with what social media problems you have to deal every day.
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Ego Boost
Sending this to everyone who complains of my nonparticipation in Facebook.
Wasteful Industries
Basically, for his deliberate action of withdrawing commitment to moderate it - YES!
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Would be a lot more realistic if the figure were Chinese or Indian this is just a cheap shot. You can do better!!
What do you expect, this site if funded by Democrats.
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Don't stick Trump with this when he's only been in office five months.
But he doesn't think it's important to do anything about it.
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Democrat propaganda. Obama let poor black people drink poisoned lead water in Flint Michigan for 4 years. But you don't see the media or celebrities talking about that.
Right. Because Trump is responsible for all the factory pollution. You people are deluded.
This site is sponsored by Democrats. What do you expect? I thought some of these were interesting, until I saw the propaganda.
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China is the GREATEST polluting country, yet Trump gets the blame just because of political propaganda. Signing the Paris treaty will not make China pollute less. They will just have to pay a lot of money for it. And they have the money so they pay and keep polluting. To stop pollution one has to stop polluting - paying fines to other humans will not help the environment. You should put the president of China there instead of Trump.
Wah, wah, wah! Can't handle the truth, republitatd???
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So glad to see the idiots that actually believe The Paris Accord is about ending global warming and not about politicians getting even richer. Did any of you read what the agreements were compared to the total lack of benefit to the environment. The sheep should learn to read.
While Trump would improve by deleting his Twitter account, as a non US citizen, I wish our Politicians had half his spunk and put our country first.
Hey if you want him, you can have him! We would be glad to be rid of him.
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B******t. America does more than any nation to clean up emissions, but Barack Hussein Obama purposefully agreed to allow Borh China and India unlmited coal fired power plants WITHOUT HAVING TO LIMIT OMMISSIONS. The Paris Accord was nothing more than a leftist scam to siphon money out of America and to destroy our superior economy!
can't blame all on this smoke stack we have been building ourselves with our apathy for decades
Why use Trump's likeness? He's into hotels, resorts. He's not an industrial magnate that chokes the air with fumes and pollutants. The man deserves a break from the morally bankrupt Left.
Without regulations the air is going to be more toxic everywhere!!!
Prophecy from the Digital Ages Kingdom of the New World Order! But they gave us a true colors to the world, just enjoy the policy of rule and ruin.
I think he does not deserve to breathe at all. Not even poluted air...
wow! Took me a minute to see the head as a head - I thought is was buildings at first.
Mr. Covfefe laying placidly, smoking a cigar, while the world falls appart.
That's President Covfefe to you 😂😭 I laugh so I don't cry
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Justice
Found it! :) You will need time, 2 lawyers, a policeman and a choice between papers and worker :D
Bribes
Chain Of Command
New Face Each Day
I don't put on masks for a reason ... Having a fake face will only fetch me fake friends ... But I do understand that some people have to put it , it's not a choice for everyone ...
Fast Culture
Tobacco Addiction
Everything Is Money
Catfishing
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Energy Poor
Gender Equality
One Education For All
There's always that one question in a test where your brain's just like "Nope! Can't do it. I'm out. Bye."
Sugar Addiction
Overeating
Happy Pills
Standardized Happiness
But what the point of a corkscrew if you don't have the bottle? That's not happiness to me :D
Jammed Streets
Fulfilling Parent's Dreams
Sardines
Im normally the sardine at the bottom of the tin that tries to get eaten but is too greasy because its been sitting in sardine juice for an hour
Cheap Workforce
Treated As Items
Yes, people are meat. That does not mean cannibalism is ok. It is not. It is bad. Got it?
Starting Them Young
Owned By Contracts
All In One
Selling An Image
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When I first saw this, I don't notice the the words BANK scrawled against the side
Love Trap
Immersed
Time To Heal
It's Ok To Be On Your Own
Addicted To Virtual Reality
No One's Irreplaceable
Expendable Love
Like shopping carts at some stores. Put in the quarter, use it, put it back.
Daily Dose
Housing Prices
I think this one represents paying rent, we all know that is a huge waste of money. Paying a mortgage on a home is an investment, when you sell you get your money back and more...this picture is shredding money, meaning it's not coming back to you in a usable fashion.
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The Perfect Employee
Illusion Of Freedom
Expendable, Replaceable, And Moulded To Your Needs
Data Surfing
Brexit
One Mould For All
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Money Covers All
Using money to cover up your lies and bad breath (uncouth, ill mannered, uncivilized)?
Bottled Feelings
Internet Troll
Fake Stats
Africa
Nicely Cooked
Fixing The World
Melting Planet
Fast Fashion
Under Pressure
Feeding On The Media
Slow Thinking
Controlling With Words
Belittling words of discouragement can immobilize a person so that he is afraid to step out of his comfort zone and move towards his dreams
Work To Survive
Pick One
Nobody Cares
Swimming With Sharks
And The Winners Are
Immobilized
Build Him Like You Want Him
Men are pressured with damaging stereotypes too. The perfect man is emotionless, fit ( but not too fit), and a income earner.
Trapped Inside Your Mind
Feeling like a bird trapped in a cage but it's all in your mind.. you hold the key to your happiness.. open the door and fly..
Living In A Bubble
His work is suffocating.. he needs to stop taking his work with him wherever he goes
Energy Prices
No, i think the prices are so high that you dont even use heat
Attracting The Workforce
Controlled By Others
Our Work For Their Wins
Today’s Problems
I like. This states it very well. This is the image I see , having lived through the technological advances in electronics as they've evolved over the past 30 plus years. Especially since I started in IT when it was a pioneering work just to build a PC. And being one of the first women in my state to own her own electronics business, it speaks on other levels. Good job.
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Idk but it's full of animal products and it's decorated with leaves...
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This is about the 15th picture making the same point — that folks are addicted to their smart phones, computers, etc. to the point of not interacting with living people around them.
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As usual. Some are ingenious, others are exaggerated. All in all, although repetitive, these images are always interesting and thought provoking.
Have you noticed that your vices are the ones that are "exaggerated"?
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You know what's really wrong with society? Simplistic pictures criticizing complex problems.
Sometimes to make something stand out and/or reach a wider audience, complex problems have to be oversimplified or a specific point highlighted... Don't see anything wrong if it brings the main point across. :)
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It's kinda ironic how there's a lot on social media, while this is shared on social media, and agreed with on social media. Not saying that I'm doing any different, but it is kinda funny to think about.
Would be nice to get something good about society out of these artists for a change...
I'd like to see that man depicting what he thinks could be good for society
Pretentious c**p. The "artist" thinks they're being all edgy and cool when in reality they're a pathetic bullying loser.
#44 Actually it would be more fitting if the UK buffalo would be sitting on an island while the other buffalo stick together and invite the predators into their group...
More pretentious a******s making a big deal out of non-issues such as likes and the 'death' of literature, but the Trump one made me chuckle pretty easily.
Mind sharing some of that fruit? They seem to be low-hanging so you should be able to get a lot
Trump came after the democratic screw ups he is not responsible for the tripe he inherited.
These were a good effort. Thoughtful. Showing it to be more difficult than apparent.
that artist made a woman look like a piece of meat, HES A SEXIST CIS WHITE MALE!!! DOWN WITH THE PATRIARCHY!!!! (sarcasm obviously)
To be really honest, it seems to be missing drug and porn addiction
Looking over them all, basically, modern life or rather how we live in the modern age is based around consume, breed, be ignorant, be greedy/jealous, be shallow/superficial. Its a trap to drain you monetarily and emotionally dry.
Looking over them all, basically, modern life or rather how we live in the modern age is based around consume, breed, be ignorant, be greedy/jealous, be shallow/superficial. Its a trap to drain you monetarily and emotionally dry.
I would like to add http://cseamunchkin.deviantart.com/art/The-Price-610761114
Would be nice to see something good about society coming from these artists for a change...
A lot of these are just surreal rather than illustrations of "today's problems." Nothing wrong with that, but there isn't always an interpretation.
Change the title to: "What’s Wrong With Today’s Society as Seen by Someone Who Has No Idea How Society Works".
Ugh such b******t. You cannot be fat and healthy. That is a fact proven by scientists. Stop with 'fat positivity' you will get diabetes
Load More Replies... As usual. Some are ingenious, others are exaggerated. All in all, although repetitive, these images are always interesting and thought provoking.
Have you noticed that your vices are the ones that are "exaggerated"?
Load More Replies... You know what's really wrong with society? Simplistic pictures criticizing complex problems.
Sometimes to make something stand out and/or reach a wider audience, complex problems have to be oversimplified or a specific point highlighted... Don't see anything wrong if it brings the main point across. :)
Load More Replies... It's kinda ironic how there's a lot on social media, while this is shared on social media, and agreed with on social media. Not saying that I'm doing any different, but it is kinda funny to think about.
Would be nice to get something good about society out of these artists for a change...
I'd like to see that man depicting what he thinks could be good for society
Pretentious c**p. The "artist" thinks they're being all edgy and cool when in reality they're a pathetic bullying loser.
#44 Actually it would be more fitting if the UK buffalo would be sitting on an island while the other buffalo stick together and invite the predators into their group...
More pretentious a******s making a big deal out of non-issues such as likes and the 'death' of literature, but the Trump one made me chuckle pretty easily.
Mind sharing some of that fruit? They seem to be low-hanging so you should be able to get a lot
Trump came after the democratic screw ups he is not responsible for the tripe he inherited.
These were a good effort. Thoughtful. Showing it to be more difficult than apparent.
that artist made a woman look like a piece of meat, HES A SEXIST CIS WHITE MALE!!! DOWN WITH THE PATRIARCHY!!!! (sarcasm obviously)
To be really honest, it seems to be missing drug and porn addiction
Looking over them all, basically, modern life or rather how we live in the modern age is based around consume, breed, be ignorant, be greedy/jealous, be shallow/superficial. Its a trap to drain you monetarily and emotionally dry.
Looking over them all, basically, modern life or rather how we live in the modern age is based around consume, breed, be ignorant, be greedy/jealous, be shallow/superficial. Its a trap to drain you monetarily and emotionally dry.
I would like to add http://cseamunchkin.deviantart.com/art/The-Price-610761114
Would be nice to see something good about society coming from these artists for a change...
A lot of these are just surreal rather than illustrations of "today's problems." Nothing wrong with that, but there isn't always an interpretation.
Change the title to: "What’s Wrong With Today’s Society as Seen by Someone Who Has No Idea How Society Works".
Ugh such b******t. You cannot be fat and healthy. That is a fact proven by scientists. Stop with 'fat positivity' you will get diabetes
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