Jschlatt put it best "People used to think the apocalypse was what dystopia was gonna look like. Make no mistake, we live in one. It's just a whole lot more boring"

Funny thing about the ‘bootstrap’ analogy. The term was originally meant to mean an accomplishing an impossible task, particularly used by the lower or working class. The point is that you physically CANNOT lift yourself up by your bootstraps. I am genuinely impressed that big corpo has succeeded in making the phrase take a complete 180.

7:59 imagine dissing homeless for refusing to get a job, failing to realize they actually do have a job, but the tax rate in Chicago is so ridiculously high, that dispite still being employed full-time they STILL can't make a living wage

My job is considered "unskilled labor" and let me tell you- the managers have no idea how to do the job. I haven't even been there two years and I've outlasted at least 6 new hires that couldn't do the job. I'm not payed enough for this :(

Y’all wanna hear something real fucked up? My sister has severe stomach issues and can go days to weeks throwing up anything she tries to eat/drink. Recently her doctor prescribed her an anti nausea medication that she needs to not die from dehydration/starvation from vomiting. We were told it would be 30 pills. When we went to cvs to pick it up, we received only 9 pills. When I asked why, the poor ladies behind the counter told me that had to bargain with the damn insurance company to get my sister’s pills to a low enough dose so we could be covered. The kicker? If we were giving the full 30 days supply of ANTI NAUSEA PILLS, we would have to pay out of pocket 43,000 DOLLARS. We’d need to take a second mortgage out just to get meds that prevent my sis from throwing up every time she eats. Fuck America’s health care system.

I love that we call the USA a developed nation when we care not at all about its citizens. This is bullspit

My family uses Blue Cross. I have a disability that is benign skin cancer (LCN). When I was only a few months old I needed a severe surgery on my spine with the risk that it would become malignant in the future and cause nerve damage. My family argued with blue cross for 6 months to get insurance to cover it! And in the end I still ended up with nerve damage and had to get a blood transfusion. that blue cross also refused to cover to help. I still will never understand the “benefits” of not having universal healthcare.

I work at a fast food place, I had a police officer come in, and even with his discount he couldn't afford his meal... It was fast food... I just gave it to him. I had something similar happen with a military veteran... and again, I just gave him the food. People need to fucking eat, why are we gate keeping crappy tacos behind a pay wall?

0:57 If you read the back, it really just says "(Halls Cough Drops) Sugar Free"

13:54 man. One fine day in the dead of winter the pipes froze on my water radiator heater. Pipes snapped all throughout town. I had been blocked at grandma's house when the blizzard hit and it took 3 days to get home and see what was broken. The short of it: Lay cardboard on the floor. At least 2 layers but aim for 4 when -10°F (more layers when lower). Put one tent inside of another. Put bathtowels on the roofs of both tents to absorb humidity and reduce heat loss. Hang sheets between the ceiling of the big tent and the roof of the little one to slow air flow. You'll wake up sore and ashamed, but you'll wake up.

The worst part about things being built on the moon Is that unlike earth, there are no plants to break down the buildings and such on the moon, so the only way for them to disappear would be asteroids, which means that an amazon sign on the moon would stay there, for at least a hundred million years

"This is a no quit restaurant". Screw you, if I say I'm quitting I'm just not gonna come in. What are you gonna do? Fire me?

Society is doomed bc of the rich. Blaming anyone else is just idiotic and i wish people i know would stop doing it

A good one to add to this is idaho just shut off water to 500k farmers at the same exact time they just opened a cobalt mine running 24/7 on a pristine mountain range, you know what cobalt mines need? Lots and lots of water.

i want a cyberpunk or steampunk not a lamepunk

my friend got a rock as an appreciation gift. no joke, a literal rock in a gift bag. to make it worse, she was a teacher.

16:52 when I was on a leap year in Los Angeles and was shown around by a class mate, we saw a place to “donate” blood. He literally said, and there you can donate blood for money. He stopped for a moment when I said, so you’re selling your blood.

49:12 Man didn't know Aloysius O'hare existed IRL. How the fuck do they have the audacity to sell air?

Fun Fact we are 90 sec till midnight. The entire scientific community is screaming at the governments and corporations and no one can hear them.

"I just want to golf." Standing around all day? Can you afford new knees?

19:32 WIC is VERY specific in regards to what you can and cannot buy. Down to brands, and ammounts, so by changing the ammount in it could cause it to be no longer be valid as the Government for that year only approved that specific oz ammount.

we had a jewellery store, not kidding, one time it had a sign that talked about how the best thing you should have is your husband's credit card. three months later, it had a going out of business sale. I was kind of happy to see that happen

I love how they say that there is no such thing as unskilled labor, and proceed to mention a boardroom ceo. 8:37

39:00 I feel compelled to translate Heinrich Heine: "It is an irony, the poverty of the teachers. Because they only want to afford teachers for 600 marks, the people stay so dumb that they *have* to afford wars for 60 billion."

If my laptop is monitoring me while I work, you're going to the bathroom and kitchen with me 😂😂😂😂

21:40 if i’m not mistaken, that’s a nuclear reactor. the safest form of non renewable energy and the only form of non renewable energy that doesn’t have a carbon footprint at production.

2:10 that house is in some severe need of GALVANIZED SQUARE STEEL

3:55 honestly that seems like such a sensory overload? Never seen such an overwhelming visual here in Australia.

I bet the "but we miss Amazon" article title is just another quote joggling and the actual quote was something like "there are 1-2-3-18-29... benefits, we are so glad we're here, we won't ever move back - but is there at least one thing you miss?... well, if you insist, Amason delivery was kinda ok..." Not that I've read this piece, but they do it 95% of the time nowdays.

According to study from ‘cross river therapy’, this is indeed true. 54% of Americans or 130M people are suffering from literacy issues.

That photo of the polar bear is incredibly heartbreaking

Where's the part where Millennials and working Gen Z all collectively just stop bowing to corporations and eat popcorn as they collapse because they can't do their own shit?

I'm 14, autistic, and ADHDtistic, and I was watching this while AFK on a game and my brain just hotswapped from enjoying life before I become a wage slave to worrying about what happens after I die. I hope, I plead that I can find a job I actually like and keep keep up with, driving or not...

I will say, As someones struggling financially and receiving calls every three months to donate blood, I would actually like to be paid for it. But it's illegal, in my country, to be compensated for it. I understand why, it is like this but it's annoying none the less

50:00 this is actually a reportedly comfortable prison; low security is the main thing. Those small, slit windows are to prevent escapes (happened before), and the net on top is to prevent helicopter escapes (ALMOST happened). The top is a recreation area.

If someone says x homeless people should just get a job, many of them probably forget that some homeless people, with all due respect, are not capable to have an occupation, due to not only physicial but also mental problems. Not only that, but consider that some jobs are not available even to those who can work for many reasons and some don’t even have a job available.

the woman in the purple shirt who got arrested for her gd trash bill...my heart 😭😭😭😭 her face, breaks my heart

I'm 14, and I want a job. Reason? Money. That's it.

Nothing happened to Christmas, it's ALWAYS been a holiday about capitalism and greed.

Watching this video after having to console my crying mom because she had to work a 14 hour shift, stopping by to give commentary and some relevant anecdotes to a couple of the posts. First off, the US made microchips being found in captured russian vehicles… it’s pretty moderate compared to where else our MIC has stuck its fingers. We’ve sold aircraft to both Turkey and Greece, who are in constant spats with each other and it’s a regular Thursday for them to shoot down the other one’s fighter jet, and so it’s often you will see American built jets facing off against American built jets between the two sides. Second off, the post about the shift leader having to come into work on his birthday… at least he got pizza. A coworker/friend of mine had to come into work on his birthday and he got nothing special for it, not even a birthday card. I work at an escape room and we do more for customers having a birthday than we did for bro who worked on his birthday, we usually have to make customers cards and everyone on shift has to sign them but I digress. The reason my friend had to go in on his birthday is because nobody could cover his shift. I was the only one available and willing to take the shift byt I wasn’t even allowed to because I would’ve gone into overtime during the shift and they didn’t wanna pay the extra $40, which pissed me off.

1:44 love the mcr note

Very first one, that's Birmingham! I suppose it is kind of sucky if you stop and stare at it but honestly the market is so bustling with honest small businesses and good food and small bands that it hardly crossed my radar.

23:26 “conversion” in this context refers to the people who actually bought the product after seeing the ad, I can’t say for certain that it was the intended word for this sentence, but it does make sense.

49:13 o'hare air is that you?!

Maybe it's just that where I live we go to the hospital for non life threatening stuff but the ambulance is for emergencies and for people who can't get to the hospital on their own. I wouldn't exactly call that a taxy.

Wait till employers find a way to force their employees to wear shoes with trackers in them so they know just where the people are at all times and how much they're walking to judge whether they get paid too much

18:58 iceland has the excuse of having odd sunlight supply

My name is John, I work the 9-5 earning 15$ an hour, my boss treats us alright, life is fine.

I made it :3

24:07 I have actually seen those at my grandson’s school. They don’t look that much healthier than the regular ones from what little I can tell.

The IV drip therapy is very common here in Vegas. There are numerous companies that offer it here. Commercials about it on t.v. and radio here, and of course billboards. And they can come to you, in your hotel rooms. Takes about an hour.

0:03 That's the German Market in Birmingham, UK if you are wondering

17:49 This is actually a great idea because our road agency has no money to fix anything cause the politicians stole it all so this is the only way stuff will get fixed

0:52 it says, "Halls cough drops" on the package

My class did a water test in 5th grade for some reason, but suspiciously, we never saw the results. They were immediately taken to administration and all the water fountains were replaced a year later over the summer. Parents were only told that the school was "remodeling".

42:51 unironically a subscription service for those shoes are a god damn steal, those fucking things cost $150 and last 4 months max if you run regularly.

We are literally living in a dystopia.

This subreddit is literally just: "Who wants to get hopelessly depressed, or be pushed to a blind rampage on society?"

I feel like the "this years Slime will be Agent Orange" joke flew over way too many peoples heads.

46:45 That is less bedroom than the prisoners in the concentraion camps had

29:25 as someone who worked for goodwill for 5 years, the employees are not there for anything other than goodwill's bottom line. Regardless of the employee's feelings on the matter.

Bro when it was the "packaged fresh air, breath all the fresh air you want" i fucking lost it WTF

19:20 80s? Drag was a thing in ancient greece, women were not allowed in theatre but there were women characters, thus, drag

Prisoners are also charged for rent not just utilities. And if they can't pay the bill when getting out of prison they can get sent back to jail and charged more rent and utilities while being unable to get any kind of income while locked up. But still working for the prison cause if they refuse to work for 12 cents an hour its solitary confinement

Apparently, you don't get a choice. When you get solar, they automatically put it so that once your batteries are charged, they start dumping the power I to the grid. Even if you have batteries.

1:57 this is actually true the way i found my favorite boba shop is because i found a cup with their brand on it sitting under some bleacher and i went there, still go there everytime i am in the area

12:30 can confirm. I just finished healing up from having necrotizing fasciitis in my tailbone area back in January. As painful as that was, my insurance paperwork was worse.

22:58 "Track conversions" is not a typo. In this context someone being shown an ad and then making a purchase because of that ad is a "conversion" Some more clarifications i guess; Antihomless laws that jail them for years are what happens when places have prisoners work for the prison's profit. Prison windows are ass to prevent escape/suicide An ambulance is indeed not just a "taxi to the hospital" but it is waay insanely overpriced in the US. An ambulance gets to legally ignore traffic laws to get you to the hospital as quickly as possible while administering medical attention on the way.

1:07:28 i JUST realized he’s Leith Pierre and it makes so much sense now

Remember when the idea of a billionaire that could get away with whatever they want was so bizarre they just became the norm for supervillains? Lex luthor and green goblin are just average top 1% people in the 21st century.

19:26 A gallon is 128 fluid ounces, so a half gallon would be 64 fluid ounces. This is a scientific fact. This is not something that is open to interpretation. By taking away 5 ounces from a half gallon, they are removing almost 10% of the milk the buyer is expecting to get. I've stopped buying Darigold products because of this, and I hope that the WIC boycott leads to Darigold losing business.

Once you get $100mill you get a little badge that says I won capitalism and anything over that goes into education, housing, food, and infrastructure.

3:01 I mean we could take charge and just get rid of them ourselves... Lol😅

This subreddit does actually make me feel better! I've always felt like things were fucked up, and this proves im not crazy

Robin rant time!

The EU alredy solved the ATM promblem. They are 24/7 but acces to the small room they are in is restricted by a card scaner at the door. You have acces to the inside if you have a active card and wen you enter you are held responsible for any damages, and no one else can enter sed room till the the one inside leaves.

Greed ruins everything, and the rich don't give a fuck about anyone else. My landlord installed one coin operated washer and dryer for six units, while charging $1,200 a month rent. During one of our conversations, his wife blurted out "we're not slumlords", even though I didn't say or imply it. They also have all kinds of insane restrictive rules. They even locked the outside water faucets. Besides being tiny, the place looks and feels like a prison.

i went thru a pack of cigs and its only 10 minutes in the video, god i hate this planet

So.... the dating simulator is an actual tax filing software made by a person who was angry at Turbotax.

22:20, so we hit that point of Black Mirror!

Random comment: You did actually say Quebec right the first time🥲

listening to this while I play "Adventure Capitalist," a game literally about being part of the problem.

6:16 LOL This is just a win for retail workers who’s least favourite part of the job is dealing with customers. Just let a robot do it and they can hang out with their coworkers in the back making food and making jokes as loudly as they want.

I needed all of the subreddit

24:18 ok but as someone who tried to kill themselves on multiple occasions that was hilarious. 47:09 fun fact its sleeping on private property is only 30 days in prison and a 500 dollar fine you get a worse punishment for sleeping in public property then private property so SO all I’m saying.

44:21 its so sad that were loosing the libarys.

6:50 This looks straight out of one of those city skylines videos where people try to make the most awful cities they can.

6:48 Radical highway?????

Love your style, keep rocking it!

fun fact. back then in indonesia at the time of dutch occupation. farm workers are paid by "farm money" which is essentially money issued by the head farm to be used in the farm to buy essential needs like foods. we're goin in full circle fellas

That squeaky toy's noise is one of the triggers that makes me laugh no matter what. It's making this whole experience rather interesting, as I'm angry with what's on screen, yet laughing each time that sound pops up. I'm angry laughing.

M&Ms and popcorn is pretty sad, but don't worry! They've learned their lesson.😊 Next year you'll get nothing. Edit. Please don't stop doing this subreddit, you're passionate about change- this is how you helped exact it ,this is your chance in life to help.

16:55 so weird how monetary value is offered just to donate blood and plasma, here in Australia people just do it if they can because it’s the right thing to do.

Just so you know, there’s quite a lot to be gained by reading Capital.

1:08:37 the "congratulations, you did the thing" one is completely genuine. That's not sarcasm, or them trying to be funny, that's exactly what they think of you.

Seems... dystopianly boring -_-

Hate the sub, immediate dislike

I remember one time me, my dad, and my brother completely blocked a stock checking robot. That was funny

When I went to my first prenatal visit, they asked about my mental health history and my family's. I told them my brother struggled with depression and anxiety, and they billed my insurance $114 for it. They didn't do anything about it, not that they could....because it was my brother and not me..their patient. So confused and angry about that BS. They also let like 4 separate salesmen into my room two hours after I gave birth. I just wanted some damn tacos and sleep.

1:04 The forbidden Pokeball