These 57 Pics Show How Dystopic Our Society Already Is, And Maybe They’ll Inspire You To Change Something (New Pics)

In 1982, ‘Blade Runner’ introduced us to a bleak vision of what the year 2019 might look like: evil corporations rule the world, the planet is polluted beyond repair, and people suffer in destitute conditions.

But although 2019 passed without any androids running amok, we still live in a world not far from that idea. And it seems that this dystopic future has arrived sooner than expected.

Bored Panda has found the perfect subreddit that shows us examples of how we are living in this strange reality. r/ABoringDystopia holds a mirror up to our society and makes us feel uneasy over the influence of capitalism on our lives.

We’ve allowed these disturbing issues to happen without us realizing it, almost to the point that it’s become predictable. And this is where the term ‘boring dystopia’ comes from. You can read more about it from Bored Panda here and here. 

#1 In America, We Got Celebrities Singing Imagine

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The posts shared here emphasize how greed and a lack of empathy affect the daily lives of people worldwide. There is particular focus on situations in the US, where healthcare is not readily available or affordable to everyone.

Reports from the US Census Bureau show that over 31 million Americans were uninsured in 2020. This is mainly due to the costs associated with healthcare in the US. Even those with health insurance weren’t safe when COVID-19 struck.

#2 [Screw] Me

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When many people lost their jobs due to lockdowns, it also meant losing access to their health insurance. With the cost of living seemingly out of reach for the everyday person, we have to ask ourselves: how did things get so bad?

But do you know who didn’t lose their jobs or livelihood? That’s right: the tax-avoiding owners and shareholders of billion-dollar corporations. These businesses profited massively, whilst the people that needed help the most, struggled to survive and make ends meet. 

#3 The Ruling Class Wins Either Way

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#4 "Who’s Going To Pay For It?"

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You can see from the ‘Boring Dystopia’ subreddit exactly how people across the globe have been affected. There’s the illogical ideas put forward by these businesses that are meant to help people, but do anything but that. And astounding hypocrisy of the rich and powerful.

#5 Seems About Right

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#6 When People Try To Act Like Companies It’s Illegal

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#7 Found In The UK

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It all makes you think twice about who’s running the world and if they should really have this much power. These are some of our top selections from the subreddit.

#8 ‘Murica

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#9 Bc Itd Be Just Horrible If Homeless People Were Allowed To Sleep

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#10 Pretty Weird...

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These examples are a cautionary reminder to reflect on society, and question what we should consider the norm. We hold the power to make a change to our society, so we should make it a positive one.

#11 Apparently Actually Reading A Bill Before You Vote Is Cause For Hilarity

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#12 You Can’t Afford A Home, But You Can Pay Rent

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#13 Essential Employee

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#14 $280,000,000,000

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#15 This Might Be Too Crazy But Hear Me Out, The System May Be Rigged

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#16 Which Timeline Is This???

"Bruh Walmart has removed nearly all of their stock of video games except for those rated E for Everyone but still has the audacity to keep their entire gun section"

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#17 Why Did Blue Collar Become Unskilled Labor?

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#18 You Think 4 Billion People Could Take The 8 In A Fight

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#19 Nothing To See Here,folks. Just Good Ol' Fashion Capitalism

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#20 Glad Critical Medical Care Is Being Taken Care Of By Private Companies That Definitely Give A Sh*t

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#21 Single Use Packaging And Healthcare Extortion. 2 For 1

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#22 Casual Price Gouging

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#23 Only The Rich Can Be Brave

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#24 Did You Know We Don't Pay Our Servers A Living Wage?

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#25 The Truth

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#26 What I Got For ‘Employee Appreciation’ After Working An Entire Year During A Pandemic

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#27 Who Knew?

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#28 Billionaires

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#29 Shaun On How Landlords Can Cope With The Impact Of Coronavirus

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#30 Self Explanatory

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#31 Priorities...

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#32 Damn This Edit Took Me Long

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#33 Look At The Bright Side

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#34 Everyone Knows That Massive Billboards Are More Important Than Ac

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#35 Oh Fun

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#36 Accurate

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#37 They Used The Key Word

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#38 Another Day, Another Extremely Depressing Thing To Learn About The Healthcare System

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#39 With What Money? With What Money

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#40 "Let Them Eat Stimulus Checks"

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#41 Seeing This Meme. What Even Is This World?

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#42 And Call People Back

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#43 Productivity Over Your Safety

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#44 All Too Common

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#45 Not My Winter Vacation Bungalow!!

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#46 Just Pay Off The Law If You Don't Like It

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#47 $2,000 Checks, Retroactive Back To March 2020 And Up Until 3 Months After Covid Settles Down. Anything Less Is An Absolute Failure Of Covid Relief From Our Government

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#48 Thanks To All The Heroes

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#49 R/Askreddit On What Problems Would 5000$ Solve

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#50 Police Guarding Dumpster Food Is Peak Capitalism

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#51 I Love Being Quarantined

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#52 It Do Be Like That

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#53 *hrmph*

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#54 Essentially Illegal

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#55 America The Beautiful

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#56 And We're The Snowflakes?

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#57 The Amazon Sweatshop I Work At That Forces Me To Pee In Bottles Really Cares About Gay People

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Let us know in the comments if you have any examples of ‘boring dystopia’ to share. Maybe you have your own stories where something similar has happened to you.