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95 Photos Show The Horrid And Sad World We’re Living In
Every once in a while, you’ll be in a customer support chat and realize you’re talking to a bot. Then you take a step back and realize there are quite a few things like that have permeated modern society.
So we’ve collected posts and pictures that folks online thought were deeply dystopian, from faucets with screens to ads inside of fortune cookies. Get comfortable (before that becomes a subscription) as you scroll through, upvote the worst examples and be sure to share your own thoughts in the comments below.
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#1
My City Rolled Out A Yearly Ems Subscription
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#2
$280,000,000,000
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 24 minutes ago
If course we could not possibly tax the rich, they do so much good for us! Like replace workers with AI and automation, increasing their own profits.
#3
A Sign To Hand In Your Notice
#4
This Display Is How I Learned That Missouri Banned An Introductory Book About Oil Painting
Bonesko 27 minutes ago
I looked this up. The book about oil painting was banned because they featured reproductions of classical n**e artwork. And "Because of you John Lewis" was banned due to pressure from local political groups to restrict books that mentioned race, civil rights, and social justice. John Lewis spent 60 years fighting for equality and he co-founded and chaired the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), organizing peaceful lunch counter sit-ins and participating in the historic Freedom Rides to challenge illegal bus segregation. Certainly can't have children reading these books 🙄
#5
This Store Announces They Collect Your Biometric Data
#6
Had My First AI Drive Through Experience
#7
Buy Now, Pay Later At The Local Grocery Butcher
#8
School Put Gates To Lock Bathrooms Between And During Classes
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 30 minutes ago (edited)
Thankfully, there has never been a child with bladder, bowel, or menstrual issues who might need the restroom during class. Otherwise, this would be a very bad idea.
#9
My Fortune Cookie Had A Qr Code Ad Inside
#10
This Sandwich Is Being Advertised As Having Its Recipe Generated By AI
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 28 minutes ago
That's not a selling point. In fact, it's a not selling point.
#11
AI Company's 'Stop Hiring Humans' Ads All Over Sf
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 26 minutes ago
When I was a girl, the science fiction stories were all about how robots would do the grunt work, leaving humans free to create art, music, and literature. Why is it that we're doing the grunt work, and AI is doing the "creating"?
#12
When You Live In America And Go To The Hospital For Food Poisoning
#13
My Text Book For School Came In With A Boxed Red Bull
#14
This Restaurant's Bathroom Faucet Has A Display For Ads
#15
My Local Drugstore Locks The Beef Jerky In Anti-Theft Boxes
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 23 minutes ago
I can't help but wonder what the beef jerky did.
#16
Dystopian Storage Container Walls Around People’s Park In Berkeley CA To Keep Homeless Out
Peter Johnson 15 minutes ago
This is because they can't have the homeless people robbing from their containers and taking their space. Or should we let criminals just benefit of the working classes money. Classic Libby Commies.
#18
Having To Scan A Qr Code In Case Of Emergency
#19
School Bus Advertisement For Body Armor
Peter Johnson 14 minutes ago
If the libs stop being rainbows in school maybe we could educate them instead.
#20
They're Editing Digital Books To Contain Ads Now
#22
My Son’s Kindergarten Class Is Being Exposed To Gambling To Win Snacks At Lunch
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 19 minutes ago
What grade do they have to be for the elective Gambler's Anonymous?
#26
After The Government Let Companies Influence School Curriculums, My Exams Now Look Like This
#28
My Company Made $1 Billion In Revenue And We Get Cupcakes To Celebrate
perylousdemon 24 minutes ago
Yeah, that'll help me pay my rent. You go ahead and enjoy your second yacht. 👍
#29
This Antenna That Looks Like A Tree
#31
Outshine The Owner, Earn $15/Hr
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 16 minutes ago
Shouldn't the person who works like two people get $18?
#38
I Live In One Of The Lowest Cost-Of-Living States And Still Feel Squeezed At The Grocery Store. How Does $60 For This Cart Stack Up To Other States In The Us?
#40
Family Friend Sent Me AI Generated Response To News Of My Father Passing Away
#53
Painfully Accurate
#55
What I Got For ‘Employee Appreciation’ After Working An Entire Year During A Pandemic
#56
Glad Critical Medical Care Is Being Taken Care Of By Private Companies That Definitely Care
#57
It’s Some Twilight Zone Stuff
#63
And Youtube Wonders Why We Use Ad Blockers Or Pirate Stuff...and They Have The Nerve To Raise The Premium Prices? And The Ads Are Either Scams, Surveys, Or Three-Second Movie Trailer Clips
#64
The Changes In The Costs Of Living For The Basic Necessities In The Us Ranging From Years Of '25-'26
#69
I’m 23 (Ftm) Found This In A Stack Of Books My Mother Recently Purchased
#70
I Use To Sit On This Ledge Waiting For The Bus. It Seems They Installed This Bar To Prevent People From Sitting Here
#76
This Is What I Picked Up From The Spacex Crash In January. Now With The Recent Crash There Is Even More Out There In The Oceans
#77
Fees For The Pickleball Court That Replaced The Free Basketball Courts In My Gated Community
#79
A Vendor Selling Bullet Resistant Glass To Schools At A Teacher Convention In America 10/17/2024
#81
A Grim Reality Sets In
#83
Whoever Made This Billboard Can Shove It Up Their Behind
#93
Fish Rent? You Have Got To Be Kidding Me
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