These 75 Screenshots Show How Dystopic Our Society Already Is, And It's Terrifying (New Pics)

How many times a day do you check the news and think to yourself: “What in the dystopia is this?” If you do that pretty frequently, you’re not alone. In 2024 alone, one in five Americans believed that we were living in a worse dystopian society than in George Orwell’s 1984.

If you’re concerned about climate change, hate AI with a passion, and think that capitalism is ruining our planet, the subreddit “A Boring Dystopia” might become your new favorite place on the internet. The pics we collected from the community might send you into a bit of a depressive state, but hey – that’s the world we’re currently living in.

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#1 Absent From The Index

#2 We Are Living In The Dumbest Timeline In Human History

#3 No Papers, No Freedom

What exactly is a dystopia? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, it’s “an imagined world or society in which people lead wretched, dehumanized, fearful lives.” If you had to read books like Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury or saw The Hunger Games, you’re probably familiar with the concept.

Those stories depict societies oppressed by authoritarians, whose subjects have to live in near-constant fear and fight for survival. We might think that dystopias only happen in fictional worlds, but some historians and anthropologists would say that dystopian societies have already existed in the past.

#4 Being Taught Us Civics 101 On Live TV

#5 We Are All Forced To Live In The Nightmare They Create

#6 Why Aren’t Americans Holding Epstein Criminals And Collaborators Accountable?

Ukrainian-born and Brooklyn-based writer Alex Gendler argues that the industrial revolution in the 18th century can be an example of a dystopian time, at least at the very beginning. The invention of machines and mass production promised a world where many people could have jobs and comfortable lives; yet, it was the complete opposite.

It soon became clear that the workers were just cogs in industrialization, being exploited for productivity, often ignoring the hazardous and harsh working environments. It also resulted in massive amounts of pollution, leading to people’s health deteriorating and accelerating conditions such as asthma, tuberculosis, and industrial poisoning.

#7 Mehdi Is Always On Point

#8 I Wouldn’t Be Surprised At All

#9 Street Art Nativity Scene 🔥

Gendler goes on to explain that the rise of nationalism in 20th-century Europe created several dystopian societies. Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union are the most obvious examples today, as they were akin to police states that controlled and surveilled their citizens, ruthlessly eliminating those who disagreed or were deemed not to belong.

#10 History Is Repeating Itself

#11 Gop Promised Corporations Could Govern Better Than The Government Through Greed, But The Corporations Ate Us Instead

#12 Reddit Founder Aron Swartz R.i.p Suffers The ‘One Rule For Me, Another For Thee’ Hypocrisy As AI Runs Rampantly Ruining Our Lives

Modern dystopias are a tad bit different. In The Handmaid’s Tale, Canadian author Margaret Atwood imagined a world where women were stripped of their rights and were forced into the roles of reproductive tools with no consideration for their humanity. Shows like Black Mirror often deal with how we dehumanize others for our entertainment. We only have to remember episodes like “Fifteen Million Merits” or “Nosedive,” where people earn their status by the approval of others.

#13 They Don’t Want You To Support The Troops. They Want You To Support The Wars

#14 The Credit Score Is Audacity

#15 If This Is Terrorism

Other modern dystopian anxieties include machines, robots, and artificial intelligence taking over our world. In cinema and literature, stories like I, Robot and Ex Machina ask the questions: “What would happen if humanity’s creations turned against their creators?” In today’s life, people feel anxious about AI taking over their jobs, replacing the need for human creativity, and collectively dumbing us down to unprecedented levels.

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#16 CEO Workers Gap

#17 This Is The Man Being Called A Domestic Terrorist By Ice Supporters

#18 Billionaires Bought Our Democracy

As we read and watch dystopian stories, we might feel like they’re only exaggerations that would never happen in real life. However, some of them feel increasingly possible and scary. Alex Gendler explains that the point of dystopian stories is to be cautionary tales. “[They’re] not about some particular government or technology, but the very idea that humanity can be molded into an ideal shape.”

#19 This Is Some Handmaid’s Tale S**t

#20 “Israel” Is A Terrorist “State.”

#21 Living Is Unaffordable Labor

Dystopias teach us to be critical of governments that promise the idea of utopias. To those well-acquainted with dystopian stories, it’s clear that it’s an impossible task – a utopia is an impossible ideal. Realistically, there cannot be a society where everybody is equal, nobody has to work, and every person agrees on every single issue.

“Think back to the perfect world you imagined,” Gendler observes. “Did you also imagine what it would take to achieve it? How would you make people cooperate? And how would you make sure it lasted? Now take another look – does that world still seem perfect?”

#22 From Palestine To Minneapolis, Ice And Israel Use The Same Violent Playbook

#23 While Some Start A War As A Distraction Tactic

#24 The Dystopia Is When The Newspeak Updates Mid-Decade

What is your take on the current state of the world, Pandas? Are you at all anxious about where we are headed? Or do you suppose this is all much ado about nothing? Share your thoughts with us in the comments! And if you’re curious to see more from “A Boring Dystopia,” check out our previous publications here, here, and here!

#25 “If You Let Us Take Away Your Healthcare, We Will Let You Eat” – The Republican Party 2025

#26 Ice Dragging This Grandpa Out In A Blanket In -15 Degree Weather

#27 Payment Requires Proof

#28 It’s Official, Bernie Sanders Calls Israel’s Actions In Gaza A Genocide

#29 American Invasion Of Venezuela Has Started

#30 Why Plenty Word When AI Make Simpol

#31 Victim Of Capitalism Sleeping In Front Of “Victims Of Communism Museum”

#32 The Power Of Propaganda

#33 Arguing With Zionists Be Like

#34 They Want You Angry About Mamdani’s Wife Wearing $600 Boots But Not The Top 1% Stealing $50 Trillion From Working Class Americans

#35 What Has The World Come To

#36 The Workers’ Conditions Aren’t Bad Either

#37 Don’t Forget Your Manditory Smog Check And Paper Straws

#38 Members Of The Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) Party On The Knesset National Security Committee Wore Noose-Shaped Pins During A Discussion On A Bill To Execute Palestinian Detainees

#39 Socialist Means Human Rights

#40 Awful. Trump’s America

#41 “Domestic Terrorist”

#42 Reminder: The People On The Top Has Been Called “Islam Terrorist”. And The People Below Are Heroes

#43 A Picture Worth A Thousand Words

#44 After Investigating, We Found Who Was Really Behind Him

#45 The Search For Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Iraq 2006

#46 93 Wasn’t That Long Ago

#47 “Israel Is Explicitly Warning Christian And Druze Residents In Southern Lebanon Not To Hide Muslim Residents Among Them As Their Forces Advance”

#48 We Could All Use A Laugh

#49 An Ad For An AI Underage Women Generator On Youtube

#50 Babe Wake Up, Next Step Of Healthcare Nightmare Just Dropped

#51 Gorillaz “Together For Palestine”

#52 We’re Not Gonna Survive This Timeline Jfc

#53 Maga Is Falling For AI Foot Fetish Propaganda

#54 They’re Editing Digital Books To Contain Ads Now

#55 Graffiti Perfectly Captures What The Bbc Pretends To Do vs. What It Actually Does

#56 I Want To Get Off This Crazy Train. Look What The Official White House Facebook Page Posted A Few Hours Ago

#57 When The Media Lie It’s Better To Check Directly With The Person Involved

#58 Shoshana Strook (Rip) Who Accused Prominent Israelis Of Ritual Abuse Found Dead

#59 Artists Mocked For Raising Their Voices Against Israeli Genocide By Writing Their Names On Bombs

#60 Israeli Soldier Writes ‘In Memory Of Charlie Kirk’ On Israeli Bomb Bound For Gaza

#61 Policing The View From A Hill

#62 Netanyahu Takes Control Of Palestinian Phones To Live Stream His Un Speech

#63 Mother Pig On Display At The Royal Ag Fair This August

#64 Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Was Spotted January 20, 2026, On A Plane Heading To Laguna Beach As The State Of Texas Braces For A Rare Ice Threat And Arctic Cold Front

#65 French Journalist Marine Vlahovic Was Found Dead In Her Home In Marseille While Working On A Documentary Covering Israel’s Genocidal War Against The Palestinians In The Gaza Strip