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“Leave Before It Is Too Late To Escape”: 40 Indicators That We Live In A Dystopian Reality, As Shared By Our Community
Society is a complex web of norms and beliefs that shape our lives. However, it is not always a perfect system, and there are problems that fundamentally undermine individuals' well-being and human rights. These issues can manifest themselves in a variety of ways, ranging from systemic inequalities and discrimination to oppressive practices and restrictions on personal freedoms.
Thinking about that, I wanted to ask the Bored Panda community what they think is fundamentally wrong with society and restricts their human rights, hence "Tell me you are living in a dystopian nightmare without telling me you are living in a dystopian nightmare". Scroll down to read the answers!
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#1
The country is run by people who are millionaires, telling everyone else that these are "tough times" and they must "cut back" to ensure their continued survival while they live in excess.
Final score:
222points
#2
Most people do not earn a living wage.
Final score:
191points
#3
I no longer have bodily autonomy.
Final score:
186points
RandomPanda (Submission author) 2 years ago (edited)
I can't reply directly to Mental Liberals because of the downvote count, but here's what I have to say about that. If you feel like you should be able to choose whether or not to be vaccinated, I should be able to choose whether or not to carry a child.
#4
George Orwell's fabulous book '1984' is no longer fiction but a commentary.
Final score:
182points
Freya the Wanderer 2 years ago
And soon we'll have to say the same about Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale."
#5
I live in a country where two out of the last four presidents got into office by losing the popular vote.
Final score:
177points
Mrs. Jan Glass 2 years ago
Where one party only needs 30% of the vote to "win" because of gerrymandering.
#6
There are women in some parts of my country who still have to get permission from their boyfriends or husbands to get birth control. They also have to fight with pharmacists who are religiously opposed to it to get birth control. And they sometimes have been denied life-improving surgery to have hysterectomies because- whether the woman wants children or not- the doctor doesn't agree with her not having children.
I live in the US.
Final score:
173points
#7
Inability to access affordable healthcare and medication.
Final score:
163points
#8
The American dream is a lie the rich tell to convince people to work till they die and never actually reach their goals. The moment an accident happens, you lose everything and you're told you didn't try hard enough.
Final score:
140points
#9
Still having to go to work when you’re really sick if you want to get paid to have a roof over your head and cope with the high costs of living.
Final score:
132points
#10
My last hospital visit was 104k , thankfully I had insurance.
Final score:
129points
#11
Having to choose between paying my rent or buying my insulin
Final score:
123points
#12
I have major medical issues, some of which are genetic, but if I were to become pregnant right now I could be forced to carry a (likely non-viable) baby to term and give birth. So I have decided not to date until the law is reinstated. If I don't get a choice, the men don't get a choice with me.
Final score:
116points
Stacey Rae 2 years ago
I agree 100%. Maybe if all women who didn't want their rights stripped could /should stop all sexual contact.
#13
The majority of the world is at the mercy of four world leaders who are certifiably mad or who head up autocratic or oligarchic states with nuclear weapons, and we could all be annihilated in a minute if one of them gets sick of playing "Risk" with the others. Wish the entire world would just stand up to these bullies and ostracize them into oblivion.
Final score:
112points
#14
My country's "Supreme Court," stacked with extreme reactionaries selected by men who lost the popular vote, recently ruled that: 1) The environment is not worth protecting, 2) Women are brood cows, 3) Guns are more important than human life, 4) The 1st Amendment to the Constitution is null and void so government monies must go to religious schools.
Final score:
108points
#15
Having to have multiple roommates as an adult because we can't afford our own places (and we all have at least one full time job!) I love it here.
Final score:
101points
#16
There is a literal war going on in the civilized world, literally one country away from where I live. If the media doesn't cover it, nobody cares.
Final score:
95points
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
funny though no one gives a f**k about the saudis bombing the yemenis with american weapons.
#17
When I grow up I’ll never pay off college debt and will live in a crappy house (if I’m lucky) because it’s all I can afford.
Final score:
88points
ApplePie123eat 1 year ago
When I grow up, I won't live in a crappy house. That's because I wouldn't even be able to afford one
#18
Can’t get disability funding without trying all treatments first. Can’t get treatments first without funding.
Final score:
87points
#19
The world is literally burning to the ground because of global warming yet people who don’t even make a living wage spend what little money they have to pay to watch the show of a talentless family and buy their “beauty” products while members of that family take their private jets to destinations they could easily have driven to. Meanwhile I feel guilty if I use a paper plate. Stop funding the K family people, they are scamming you left and right and care about no one but themselves.
Final score:
81points
Professional Weirdo 2 years ago
the fact that we all know exactly what they are talking about.
#20
BMW is selling a subscription to enable the heated seats in your car.
Final score:
77points
#21
You can have a retirement, a house, savings, health or a child - MUST pick one. You have no money for all of those.
Final score:
76points
#22
That there is still cruelty towards animals.
Final score:
74points
#23
I work to try and ensure residents can live without choosing between eating food and heating their homes. I live in a rich country.
Final score:
71points
#24
The fact that many companies have hidden research results about what they do because it may harm business, even though the business is harmful to the planet or an individual’s health.
Final score:
71points
#25
I make six figures but live paycheck to paycheck, can't afford a decent 3 BR house without being house poor (I need it as I work from home) and have $130k in student debt owed to the federal government that I will never be able to pay off.
Final score:
71points
#26
Billionaires sending phallic shaped space craft to outer space while some people live in extreme poverty.
Final score:
70points
#27
If I was pregnant after 5 months in my state, I'd have to give birth. Even if it was dangerous to me. Even though I'm barely a legal adult. I'd still be forced to do it.
Final score:
66points
#28
Thought crimes and new speak. You have to use the correct euphemistic language and dodge around what you're trying to say or else a hypersensitive social justice warrior will throw a childish tantrum at you. You need to anticipate which euphemisms they prefer, and if you guess right, they will move the goal post and throw a fit at you anyway.
Final score:
62points
#29
I don’t go to the ER because the last time was 8k. People divorce to receive care facilities since it is 20-40k a month
Final score:
61points
1ch0 2 years ago
Jesus Christ.. Medical Debt doesnt exist as a term in my country for example. I can go to the doctor and pay nothing. Even when I am sick, it is not counted as paid leave, it is counted as sick with full pay. Even if I get sick during vacation, I get my vacation days back. I can also be sick for 6 weeks and my employer has to pay me full pay. After 6 weeks I still get 70% of my pay by the health insurance..for months if needed. I get paid for every therapy or operation if it is advised by doctors. So when I get sick I dont have to worry about paying my rent or my other bills. I live in germany. Now that is what I expect of a modern society.
#30
I live in Oklahoma. We have bad mental health treatment. Our jails and prisons are garbage. The governor is constantly fighting with native tribes. No one cares about women's rights. Christians will get in your face and judge you openly. Lot of homophobes, lot of racists. A lot of animal abuse and neglect. But hey, it's really cheap to live here. And our grocery prices are pretty fair.
Final score:
60points
#31
Thinking "thats wierd" when there hasnt been a mass shooting for a week
Final score:
56points
#32
That Rotterdam Bridge WAS going to be taken down temporarily so Jeff Bezos’s yacht could go through.
Final score:
56points
#33
Millions of people may starve because the dictator of one country decided to invade another.
Final score:
56points
Mike Keyser 2 years ago
Once upon a time stalin took ALL of the food out of Ukraine and sold it to hitler. The starvation was intentional.
#34
Have a curable but deadly heart condition & can't afford the cure so on meds 4 the rest of life
Final score:
54points
#35
This society for whatever reason sees nothing wrong with lying while advertising. I think it contributes greatly to the overdeveloped egos that rip everybody off.
Final score:
53points
#36
Having to choose between feeding your family or putting gas in your car.
Final score:
52points
#37
I've been disabled my entire life, but apparently not disabled enough to make adult child money so all I get is an extra $500 on Dad's social security to help with taking care of me. So much for taking care of our mentally ill.
What do you think ?
Monica Michelle 2 years ago
Because we are the map for a dystopian society happening in real time
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Inclusion2020 2 years ago (edited)
My dystopia. I’ve had a serious eating disorder since I was 11 years old caused by ongoing trauma. Until 2 year ago, there were no eating disorder recovery clinics near me covered by insurance. Initial cost to even be seen by a therapist once was $800. To recover one single day of inpatient treatment was 1500. Thank god now I’m relieving treatment in the first and only center that recently opened and is covered by insurance otherwise I might not be alive right now and I def would not be alive a few years from now without treatment.
Monica Michelle 2 years ago
Because we are the map for a dystopian society happening in real time
Load More Replies... Inclusion2020 2 years ago (edited)
My dystopia. I’ve had a serious eating disorder since I was 11 years old caused by ongoing trauma. Until 2 year ago, there were no eating disorder recovery clinics near me covered by insurance. Initial cost to even be seen by a therapist once was $800. To recover one single day of inpatient treatment was 1500. Thank god now I’m relieving treatment in the first and only center that recently opened and is covered by insurance otherwise I might not be alive right now and I def would not be alive a few years from now without treatment.
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