46 Pictures That Sum Up Living In The US Right Now
I mean, I'm not surprised they feel this way.
Jesus.
We live in the Bad Place.
Oh, cool, this doesn't sound dystopian at all!
As if Palantir wasn't a scary enough company without reminding you that it's watching with this massive ad.
...Yeah, not really feeling like this is a r/MadeMeSmile situation. It should not have cost $41k to begin with.
And it should not take two decades to pay off student loans.
We shouldn't have to donate plasma from our bodies to afford books for school.
College already costs an arm and a leg, and then they charge prices like this just to access course materials.
This is not the heartwarming story it's framed as.
Neither is this.
One of the things I hate most about Trumpism is that he's given every misogynistic, xenophobic, racist asshole permission to be a massive misogynistic, xenophobic, racist asshole in public.
I heard this ad recently in a taxi. For reference, over 90% of NYC taxi drivers were born outside the US, as of 2020.
"No one wants to work anymore" for a reason, it seems.
Also...people want to work. But they're not even getting past the door.
Remind me again why people who work part-time (who, btw, are also probably working another job or in school), can't have time off?
The fact that police violence is so bad that this needs to exist is pretty damning.
Can AI help make the world a better place? Maybe one day. But so far, AI is giving a ton of inaccurate info, creating dangerous situations, and spewing stuff like this.
Remind me who said Trump would pay for these tariffs?
I feel like there's an easier way to protect kids from death via gunshot wound (maybe...stricter gun laws?), but okay.
This is the state of American healthcare.
As is this.
Imagine denying someone a CANE.
In case you need a more damning indictment of American healthcare, here ya go.
We wouldn't need to have cards to remind ICE and law enforcement agents of our rights if they weren't trying to violate those rights.
This is concerning as hell.
"I never thought Leopards would eat MY face!!!!"
And yet this is what rural states voted for.
The fact that this question is even being asked...some landlords deserve jail time.
Oh man, we are so, so cooked.
Sounds about right for America.
Cool, glad investors can benefit from this.
Well, as long as the investors are good!
Is this legal? Why are younger people paid less for the same work?
This is where we're at now.
This is why people can't buy homes.
What happens when we all get priced out of any housing at all?
Yep, that pretty much sums it up.
The whole internet's full of paywalls. Since most people get their news from the internet...we're all pretty much screwed.
Remember when we fought a war so that we wouldn't have a king? Look how far we've fallen.
This is horrifying.
What in the propaganda...?
Sorry, how is this different from the bus, and why is it more expensive?
Well...that's suspicious.
And finally...Big Brother is watching, y'all.
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