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Aurelija Rakauskaitė

“Why Don’t We Charge For Air?”: 55 Posts That Highlight Life Under Current Capitalism

Every workplace has its annoying rules, but sometimes one hears horror stories of managers monitoring every keystroke or timing bathroom breaks down to the second. Unfortunately, it’s not always enough to just suggest it’s a case of greedy management.

We’ve put together a list of posts showcasing and highlighting the rather dystopian and depressing reality of life in or around late stage capitalism. So get comfortable, make sure your boss isn’t watching as you scroll through, upvote the most poignant examples and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below.

#1 Here We Are

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#2 End Capitalism

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#3 The Call Is Coming From Inside The House

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#4 Mommy I’m Scared Of Socialism

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#5 Harsh Reality

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#6 Capitalism Only Exists To Stand Between People And Help

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#7 Capitalism Doesn’t Reward Hard Work. It Punishes It

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#8 There Is No Nonprofit That Can Replace Medicare For All

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#9 Deporting Immigrants Will Not Solve America's Problems

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#10 Capitalism Isn't The Free Win You'd Like It To Be

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#11 They Don't Care. We Are Only Human Capital

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#12 Capitalism’s Greatest Gaslighting Lie

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#13 If Our System Rewarded Hard Work

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#14 Capitalism Is Designed To Enrich The Ruling Class

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#15 Authoritarian Capitalism

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#16 Engineered Poverty

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#17 Landlords Do Not Provide Housing. We Will Never Have Affordable Housing Until We Eliminate Corporate Landlords

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#18 Make It Make Sense

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#19 We No Longer Work To Live, We Simply Work To Survive

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#20 Life's Just A Transaction

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#21 Capitalism Is So Good

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#22 This Story Shouldn't Make Anyone "Feel Good". We Should All Be Outraged That This Happens In America

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#23 Capitalism At Its Finest

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#24 Not Wanting A Job One Feels Degraded By Is Not A Valid Definition Of Laziness.

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#25 Dictatorship Of Capital In Action

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#26 Its Just That

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#27 Meanwhile, Capitalism Forces The Media To Blame Millennials For Not Purchasing Houses Or Diamonds Or Cars... With What Money? The 1% Steal It All! From Us

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#28 Beware When Billionaires Offer You "Free" Stuff

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#29 The "Secret" Is Out

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#30 8 Year Old Works To Erase Debt Of Classmates

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#31 Welcome To A Capitalism Where You Pay For Them Promoting To You

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#32 Capitalism Doesn't Make Anything

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#33 No Crumbs Left

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#34 Capitalism Is Not Freedom

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#35 This Can Only Go Well

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#36 We Do Not Hate Billionaires Enough

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#37 Note That The Second Pic Is Real Life And Isn't A Drawing

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#38 Never Change, You Geniuses

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#39 No Matter What They Do Most People Will Be Living On The Edge Of Poverty By Design... That's The Beauty Of "Free Market" Capitalism

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#40 Cuba Blackout Being Censored On Us Social Media Platforms

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#41 Capitalism Focusing On The Important Things

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#42 "Feel Good" Stories

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#43 Capitalism Doesn't Solve Problems. It Creates Problems

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#44 You Missed Your Window. Now You're A Renter For Life

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#45 That’s Capitalism

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#46 Landlords Provide Housing? Nope

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#47 Many Such Cases

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#48 The Ruling Class Should Be Afraid

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#49 "You're So Greedy" For Wanting To Enjoy Life Instead Of Struggle Through It

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#50 Bro Looked At This And Said "Everyone Is Equal" LOL

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#51 Capitalism At Its Finest

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#52 Don't Let Them Fool You. Capitalism Isn't Democracy

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#53 “Capitalism Without A Basic Income Floor Is Violence”

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#54 Unfortunately It’s Going To Get Worse

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#55 Don't Let Capitalism Win

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