We seem like were’ headed towards or are currently living in dystopian America (and maybe the whole world?).
But here’s the thing about this dystopian hellscape — it’s not even a fun one with zombies or mutated talking animals. Just a boring dystopia with ads popping up in our faces everywhere we go, or Jersey Shore cast members are asked to comment on inflation, or the following 40+ real-life instances of this theory, where social problems intertwine and all that jazz, just head over to the sub-Reddit called ‘A Boring Dystopia.’ They’re all about sharing pictures that seem totally innocent but are actually pretty messed up.
And after you’re done getting angry at this post, take a look at our earlier compilations full of dystopian madness right here,here, and here.
1. “Software update failure? Better walk son”
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3. It went so far it doesn’t seem real anymore… But it is.
4. “Trying to profit off my Mom’s death”
5. Glad critical medical care is being taken care of by private companies that definitely give a shit
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7. Whoever made this billboard can shove it up their ass
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10. We have reached gas prices they thought would be apocalyptic back in 2007 (I Am Legend)
11. Capitalism reinventing itself — or so they say…
12. Problem solved!
13. Ah yeah heaven.
14. Over 2,000 pounds of fresh pork being rejected by the walmart distribution center because the sell by dates occur when their stores are closed for Thanksgiving. This product will still be safe to eat for the next 15 days but they won’t even attempt to sell. This will end up in a dumpster today.
15. Shame that nobody could erase this with the stroke of a pen, eh?
16. How are people even existing?
17. What a time to be alive
18. The military gets hundreds of billions of dollars a year, yet soldiers have to beg civilians for the right to call their families.
19. This is Veterans Row. A 3 block homeless camp in West L.A. where homeless veterans live in.
20. Baby Formula shortage
21. My local small town grocery store is running out of food. Their main supplier shut down deliveries, due to a Covid outbreak among their whole workforce. My town is in trouble.
22. Big banks using heavily edited John Stuart Mill Quotes in their advertising.
23. daaamn, what a good ideea
24. I hate it here…
25. How is this legal?
26. Walmart is selling “Support Local” shirts.
27. Seen in Brooklyn. This isn’t clever, Doordash. Just sad.
28. Scumbag profiting off the formula shortage.
29. This billboard like 100 ft off my college campus
30. How is underpaid child labor legal?
31. A company that charges $300 for insulin tells us to help each other.
32. No subtlety anymore
33. The fact that people have to prevent bullying for wearing a mask since masks have been politicized
34. A one month supply of my son’s new cystic fibrosis medicine. At $24,000, it’s the most expensive thing I’ve ever held in one hand.
35. This year, give your special someone the gift of accessing the American healthcare system
36. This was what Kaiser Permanente gave to their nurses to recognize them during nurses week.
37. Do not enjoy meals during your 13 h shift
38. Liberalism.jpg
39. Wow.
40. Aww you’ve been sexually harassed? Well Walmart is the REAL victim here
41. Some non-Americans were surprised when I said our performance reviews hold sick days against us
42. I think the fact that Texas Roadhouse employees are forced to wear this to work is very dystopian.
43. Sums it up pithily
44. Hospitals: Don’t forget to pay us $27 before visiting your loved one
45. How long until we match this level of casual cruelty and turn against these motherfuckers?
46. Free enterprise strikes again
47. We don’t really care about leukemia, but if you give us a good review…
48. Amazon employees who worked over 10 hours on Easter Sunday were ‘lucky enough’ to potentially win a $2 snack pack.
49. reality is often disappointing
50. Next!
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52. Good Job guys, BUT don’t touch, the food is just for show
53. Forcing workers to come in during a category 4 hurricane.
54. Taco Bell instructing its employees what they can and cannot say on the workers’ own social media
55. We make “too much” to qualify for free text books, so my kindergarten daughter’s PUBLIC SCHOOL is threatening to send us to collections and impose court and legal fees if we don’t pay for text books
Mike Primavera is a Chicago-based comedy writer even though he doesn't HAVE to work. He lives comfortably off of his family's pasta fortune. Follow him on all social media at @primawesome