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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
coffee zombie 8 years ago
Sending this to everyone who complains of my nonparticipation in Facebook.
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Wasteful Industries
Eddie Heron 8 years ago
Basically, for his deliberate action of withdrawing commitment to moderate it - YES!
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Daniel Daly 8 years ago
Would be a lot more realistic if the figure were Chinese or Indian this is just a cheap shot. You can do better!!
Susan Boyle 6 years ago
What do you expect, this site if funded by Democrats.
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Catherine Mires 8 years ago
Don't stick Trump with this when he's only been in office five months.
Marty Sunderland 8 years ago
But he doesn't think it's important to do anything about it.
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Susan Boyle 6 years ago
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.
Robin Vance 8 years ago
Right. Because Trump is responsible for all the factory pollution. You people are deluded.
Susan Boyle 6 years ago
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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Antonio Brandao 8 years ago
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.
Patricia Michelin 8 years ago
Wah, wah, wah! Can't handle the truth, republitatd???
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Krista Kelly 8 years ago
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.
Gail Walsh 8 years ago
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.
Patricia Michelin 8 years ago
Hey if you want him, you can have him! We would be glad to be rid of him.
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Cynthia Campbell 8 years ago
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!
Jami Akers 8 years ago
can't blame all on this smoke stack we have been building ourselves with our apathy for decades
Susie Castrol 5 years ago
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.
Donna Brisendine-McDowell 8 years ago
Without regulations the air is going to be more toxic everywhere!!!
Bienvenido Bones Bañez Jr. 8 years ago
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.
Acucena Freitas 8 years ago
I think he does not deserve to breathe at all. Not even poluted air...
Andrea Tapia 8 years ago
wow! Took me a minute to see the head as a head - I thought is was buildings at first.
cyberbird 8 years ago
Mr. Covfefe laying placidly, smoking a cigar, while the world falls appart.
GoGo Paredes 8 years ago
That's President Covfefe to you 😂😭 I laugh so I don't cry
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Justice
Jeremie Guerra 8 years ago
Found it! :) You will need time, 2 lawyers, a policeman and a choice between papers and worker :D
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Bribes
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Chain Of Command
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New Face Each Day
just a thought 8 years ago
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 ...
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Fast Culture
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Tobacco Addiction
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Everything Is Money
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Catfishing
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Today’s Problems
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Energy Poor
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Gender Equality
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One Education For All
GlassOfWater 8 years ago
There's always that one question in a test where your brain's just like "Nope! Can't do it. I'm out. Bye."
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Sugar Addiction
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Overeating
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Happy Pills
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Standardized Happiness
Jeremie Guerra 8 years ago
But what the point of a corkscrew if you don't have the bottle? That's not happiness to me :D
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Jammed Streets
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Fulfilling Parent's Dreams
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Sardines
Heather Kelley 8 years ago
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
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Cheap Workforce
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Treated As Items
CluelessLlama13 8 years ago
Yes, people are meat. That does not mean cannibalism is ok. It is not. It is bad. Got it?
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Owned By Contracts
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Selling An Image
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Today’s Problems
Anastasia Cyr'Nyth 8 years ago
When I first saw this, I don't notice the the words BANK scrawled against the side
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Love Trap
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Immersed
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Time To Heal
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It's Ok To Be On Your Own
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Addicted To Virtual Reality
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No One's Irreplaceable
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Expendable Love
Janelle (jellybean/nellie) 8 years ago
Like shopping carts at some stores. Put in the quarter, use it, put it back.
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Housing Prices
Jeff Domslivin 8 years ago
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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Today’s Problems
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The Perfect Employee
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Illusion Of Freedom
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Expendable, Replaceable, And Moulded To Your Needs
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Data Surfing
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Brexit
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One Mould For All
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Today’s Problems
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Money Covers All
John Nathan Neil Dion 8 years ago
Using money to cover up your lies and bad breath (uncouth, ill mannered, uncivilized)?
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Internet Troll
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Fake Stats
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Africa
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Fixing The World
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Fast Fashion
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Under Pressure
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Feeding On The Media
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Slow Thinking
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Controlling With Words
Debbie Detmer 8 years ago
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
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Work To Survive
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Pick One
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Nobody Cares
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Swimming With Sharks
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And The Winners Are
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Immobilized
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Build Him Like You Want Him
Lydia Schroeder-Caines 8 years ago
Men are pressured with damaging stereotypes too. The perfect man is emotionless, fit ( but not too fit), and a income earner.
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Trapped Inside Your Mind
Debbie Detmer 8 years ago
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..
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Living In A Bubble
Debbie Detmer 8 years ago
His work is suffocating.. he needs to stop taking his work with him wherever he goes
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Energy Prices
Ricardo Martins Ricardo Martins 8 years ago
No, i think the prices are so high that you dont even use heat
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Attracting The Workforce
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Controlled By Others
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Our Work For Their Wins
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Today’s Problems
Sheila Stamey 8 years ago
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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Today’s Problems
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Today’s Problems
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Today’s Problems
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Today’s Problems
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Today’s Problems
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Today’s Problems
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Today’s Problems
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Today’s Problems
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Today’s Problems
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Today’s Problems
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Today’s Problems
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Today’s Problems
Eirik Guttulsrud 8 years ago
Idk but it's full of animal products and it's decorated with leaves...
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Today’s Problems
David Eastwood 8 years ago
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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Today’s Problems
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Today’s Problems
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Today’s Problems Illustrations
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What do you think ?
Daria B 8 years ago
As usual. Some are ingenious, others are exaggerated. All in all, although repetitive, these images are always interesting and thought provoking.
Ralph Winslow 8 years ago
Have you noticed that your vices are the ones that are "exaggerated"?
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Jonathan Eatsalot 8 years ago
You know what's really wrong with society? Simplistic pictures criticizing complex problems.
Sheralyn 8 years ago
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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Allie Orona 8 years ago
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.
Shelly Bagelman 8 years ago
Would be nice to get something good about society out of these artists for a change...
Pol Macqueron 8 years ago
I'd like to see that man depicting what he thinks could be good for society
Jami Russell 8 years ago
Pretentious c**p. The "artist" thinks they're being all edgy and cool when in reality they're a pathetic bullying loser.
Octron Nortco 8 years ago
#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...
Quinn Alexander 8 years ago
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.
Jan Aguilar 8 years ago
Mind sharing some of that fruit? They seem to be low-hanging so you should be able to get a lot
Tony Price 8 years ago
Trump came after the democratic screw ups he is not responsible for the tripe he inherited.
endelbendel 8 years ago
These were a good effort. Thoughtful. Showing it to be more difficult than apparent.
Gunnar Brown 8 years ago
that artist made a woman look like a piece of meat, HES A SEXIST CIS WHITE MALE!!! DOWN WITH THE PATRIARCHY!!!! (sarcasm obviously)
Julia Lechliter 8 years ago
To be really honest, it seems to be missing drug and porn addiction
ZippyDSMlee 8 years ago
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.
Willaim Wesley Lee Jarvis 8 years ago
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.
Chelsea Day 8 years ago
I would like to add http://cseamunchkin.deviantart.com/art/The-Price-610761114
Shelly Bagelman 8 years ago
Would be nice to see something good about society coming from these artists for a change...
Lynnie Hendricks 8 years ago
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.
Michael David Aguila 8 years ago
Change the title to: "What’s Wrong With Today’s Society as Seen by Someone Who Has No Idea How Society Works".
Layla Al Saady 8 years ago
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... Daria B 8 years ago
As usual. Some are ingenious, others are exaggerated. All in all, although repetitive, these images are always interesting and thought provoking.
Ralph Winslow 8 years ago
Have you noticed that your vices are the ones that are "exaggerated"?
Load More Replies... Jonathan Eatsalot 8 years ago
You know what's really wrong with society? Simplistic pictures criticizing complex problems.
Sheralyn 8 years ago
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... Allie Orona 8 years ago
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.
Shelly Bagelman 8 years ago
Would be nice to get something good about society out of these artists for a change...
Pol Macqueron 8 years ago
I'd like to see that man depicting what he thinks could be good for society
Jami Russell 8 years ago
Pretentious c**p. The "artist" thinks they're being all edgy and cool when in reality they're a pathetic bullying loser.
Octron Nortco 8 years ago
#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...
Quinn Alexander 8 years ago
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.
Jan Aguilar 8 years ago
Mind sharing some of that fruit? They seem to be low-hanging so you should be able to get a lot
Tony Price 8 years ago
Trump came after the democratic screw ups he is not responsible for the tripe he inherited.
endelbendel 8 years ago
These were a good effort. Thoughtful. Showing it to be more difficult than apparent.
Gunnar Brown 8 years ago
that artist made a woman look like a piece of meat, HES A SEXIST CIS WHITE MALE!!! DOWN WITH THE PATRIARCHY!!!! (sarcasm obviously)
Julia Lechliter 8 years ago
To be really honest, it seems to be missing drug and porn addiction
ZippyDSMlee 8 years ago
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.
Willaim Wesley Lee Jarvis 8 years ago
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.
Chelsea Day 8 years ago
I would like to add http://cseamunchkin.deviantart.com/art/The-Price-610761114
Shelly Bagelman 8 years ago
Would be nice to see something good about society coming from these artists for a change...
Lynnie Hendricks 8 years ago
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.
Michael David Aguila 8 years ago
Change the title to: "What’s Wrong With Today’s Society as Seen by Someone Who Has No Idea How Society Works".
Layla Al Saady 8 years ago
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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