Remember the “good old days” when you’d read a book or watch a movie set in a dystopian future and think, “Wow, that would be terrible.” Well, it doesn’t take a person long while reading or watching the news now to realize that those dystopian days are practically our present. From AI advertisements to ridiculously banned books, here are 27 disturbing photos that prove we’re living in 1984:
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Here’s an ad advising companies to stop hiring humans:
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I would take this “office rule” as a sign to quit:
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Wouldn’t want the kids getting any radical ideas from An Introduction to Oil Painting:
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Here’s some humanitarian rations being auctioned off online:
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This sign is the definition of “dystopian”:
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This person took a picture of their first encounter with an AI drive-through assistant:
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This spinechilling ad for children’s body armor on the side of a school bus:
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Doesn’t everyone have time to scan a QR code during an emergency?
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This sign in NYC is offering to pay people for their diabetic supplies:
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This person received a sticker for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline with their yearly taxes:
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After earning their company one billion dollars in revenue, these employees were offered a “Cupcake Celebration”:
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Here’s a rather depressing “letter to the future” regarding Iceland’s glaciers:
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This grocery store offers payment plans at the butcher’s counter:
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These job requirements are the definition of “invasive”:
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These shipping containers were set up around a park to keep unhoused individuals away:
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This drugstore has to put their beef jerky in anti-theft packaging:
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Do you prefer to wash your hands with a commercial break?
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This college gives students an energy drink with their textbooks:
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Forget streaming services, people now need a subscription to emergency services:
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Here’s how much a person was charged after visiting the hospital for food poisoning:
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Before the election, this person received Trump ads as napkins with their pizza order:
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This school puts a gate over the bathroom entrances between and during classes:
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This antenna disguised as a weirdly convincing tree:
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This subway installed spiked turnstiles to prevent fare fraud:
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Your fortune is…a credit card ad:
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This totally fair payscale:
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And finally, this bookstore notice that couldn’t be any truer:
Which one of these photos surprised you the most? Let us know in the comments!