r/ABoringDystopia • u/ExpectedSurprisal • Dec 05 '24

Exiting the Vampire Castle -- Mark Fisher

44 Upvotes

r/ABoringDystopia • u/ZealousSilver • 7h ago

My company made $1 billion in revenue and we get cupcakes to celebrate.

689 Upvotes

During my annual performance meeting, I thankfully received a 4% raise, but I am still paid $18k under the poverty line for my city. But at least I get free cupcakes next week!

48 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/GuyWithNoEffingClue • 16h ago

Top 10 Billionaires lost a combined 83,5B in one day. They're still very fine

3.1k Upvotes

215 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/snesdreams • 11h ago

Texas bill threatens $500,000 daily fines for museums displaying 'obscene' art

chron.com

955 Upvotes

32 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/DIYLawCA • 9h ago

Explained in pictures.

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502 Upvotes

2 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/cap10wow • 1h ago

Georgia Aquarium uses RFID cups to track how many refills you have left.

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36 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/ElectronicMixture600 • 8h ago

The current administration, in a nutshell

365 Upvotes

1 comment

r/ABoringDystopia • u/Particular_Log_3594 • 13h ago

The genocide in Gaza continues as Israel bombs all aspects of life

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707 Upvotes

17 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/Particular_Log_3594 • 14h ago

American journalism is now officially a captive of Israel.

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726 Upvotes

7 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/pun420 • 7h ago

What did we accomplish in Iraq again?

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106 Upvotes

10 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/LilliaBaltimore • 6h ago

Way more important than starving families..

80 Upvotes

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-gold-cards-tariffs-markets-b2727169.html

2 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/notthattmack • 14h ago

Are you ready for President Loomer?

nytimes.com

158 Upvotes

“But a U.S. official briefed on the matter said Laura Loomer, a far-right activist and outside adviser to President Trump, called for General Haugh’s removal during her Oval Office meeting on Thursday. Mr. Trump ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to fire General Haugh, the official said.”

The markets love stability.

18 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/DeismAccountant • 1h ago

Georgia Aquarium uses RFID cups to track how many refills you have left.

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11 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/BoringApocalyptos • 13h ago

Late-stage capitalism just dropped a new update: AI-generated faux disabilities to farm OnlyFans clicks. Patch notes include zero shame and negative empathy.

114 Upvotes

https://www.latintimes.com/fake-down-syndrome-influencers-created-ai-are-being-used-promote-onlyfans-content-578764

19 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/blinkycosmocat • 8h ago

Not even wealth is saving Americans from dying at rates seen among some of the poorest Europeans

nbcnews.com

39 Upvotes

1 comment

r/ABoringDystopia • u/exoticats • 6h ago

Baby medicine at Walmart

24 Upvotes

4 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/Immediate_Concert_46 • 1d ago

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins next to a ticker showing the Dow down 1,200 points: "We are really, really excited, and very grateful for President Trump's leadership."

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1.1k Upvotes

45 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/CheezTips • 18m ago

An AI avatar tried to argue a case before a New York court. The judges weren't having it

apnews.com

• Upvotes

1 comment

r/ABoringDystopia • u/DIYLawCA • 1d ago

Dirty tactics of the IDF

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232 Upvotes

3 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/omgcatss • 32m ago

Desperately begging strangers for a kidney

• Upvotes

2 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/A_Concerned_Viking • 4h ago

ARGUS-IS (Autonomous Real-Time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance Imaging System)

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3 Upvotes

0 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/Alithis_ • 1d ago

Society level up: taxing imaginary goods

781 Upvotes

20 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/SilverFortyTwo • 1d ago

Petition to...... not break the Geneva Conventions

1.8k Upvotes

This is so grim

11 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/BoringApocalyptos • 1d ago

In the future, tariffs are calculated by a committee of AI chatbots and a guy named Don. Progress.

311 Upvotes

https://www.theverge.com/news/642620/trump-tariffs-formula-ai-chatgpt-gemini-claude-grok

3 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/EnterTamed • 1d ago

Cenk Uygur Exposes Donald Trump's $4.5 Trillion Tax-Cut "Trickle Down Economics" Scam (adding to US Debt and Deficit)

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56 Upvotes

4 comments

r/ABoringDystopia • u/bzmaker • 1d ago

Ronald Reagan on Tariffs. Thoughts?

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184 Upvotes

25 comments

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