When you think about a dystopia, there are a few things that come to mind. A desolate landscape, an oppressive government with cruel laws, and a society with sanity splitting at the seams. It’s what you imagine when you think about “The Handmaid’s Tale” or “The Hunger Games.”
However, dystopia might be closer to reality than one can imagine. Nowadays, environmental disasters and political unrest are our everyday dinner table topics. Add to that constant surveillance, biased media, and the lifestyles of the ultra-rich and you’ll find yourself living in an Orwellian nightmare.
Facebook group “Dystopian late-stage capitalism horrors repackaged as heartwarming stories” is dedicated to those moments when you really notice the absurdity of the world around you. The list below is the collection of their most recent sobering hits. Scroll down to join us in wallowing in misery.
#1
Image source: Anonymous participant
#2
Image source: Sarah Eudy, x.com
#3
Image source: Naomi Johnson, x.com
#4
Image source: Tony Goodwin, boredpanda.com
#5
Image source: Michael Anthony, x.com
#6
Image source: Brandon Knox Purcell, x.com
#7
Image source: Elizabeth Michelle Marter
#8
#9
Image source: Cody Jensen, x.com
#10
Image source: Mia Sturtevant, intelegencesector.tumblr.com
#11
Image source: Arabella Lee, x.com
#12
Image source: Petru Leonte, twenty-one-pies.tumblr.com
#13
Image source: Johnny English, x.com
#14
Image source: Hlib Kutsenko Shchegolska, x.com
#15
Image source: Abdul Raheem, nypost.com
#16
Image source: Jennifer Parker
#17
Image source: Brian Fnord, x.com
#18
Image source: Christian Stiebahl
#19
Image source: Robert Connelly, x.com
#20
Image source: Harvie Brown
#21
Image source: Pierre Alain
#22
Image source: Lucca King
#23
Image source: Jennifer Parker
#24
Image source: Sarah Wolcott
#25
Image source: Edward Colón
#26
Image source: Brandon Jones, x.com
#27
Image source: Vinay Yadav
#28
Image source: Jared Zeiders
#29
Image source: Luus Inda
#30
Image source: Ella Egan
#31
Image source: Grant Burgess
#32
Image source: Travis Kane McGarity
#33
Image source: Michael C Pratts
#34
Image source: Anonymous participant
#35
Image source: Matt McKibbin, x.com
#36
Image source: Steven Yarbrough
#37
To make a heartwarming sandwich… For twice the price and 10 times more plastic waste
Image source: Max Pnj
#38
Image source: Anonymous participant
#39
Image source: Seth Derek Aronson
#40
Image source: Marc Laver, x.com
#41
Image source: John Klauschie
#42
Image source: Seth Derek Aronson, x.com
#43
Image source: Phil Waisonovitz
#44
Image source: Michael C Pratts
#45
Image source: Melissa Bates
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