At one point, the American Dream was an aspiration for many, both in the United States and beyond. These folks envisioned the quintessential image of owning a home, raising a family, having a stable career, and securing a comfortable retirement.
These days, that dream is becoming less and less achievable. A chunk of people wouldn’t even consider the US a place to live, perhaps because life on the ground seems to mimic scenes from a Black Mirror episode. And the following photos may just prove that.
We collected these images from different corners of Reddit. Scroll through to see how troublesome things have apparently gotten.
#23 This Was What Kaiser Permanente Gave To Their Nurses To Recognize Them During Nurses Week
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#25 Paramedic Gets Cancer, Has To Beg For Donations For Time Off, Groceries, Etc. This Is So Common That There Isn’t A Single Emergency Service That Hasn’t Experienced This
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#26 Can't Wait For The Day I'm Laid Off And Have To Walk Through One Of These On My Way Home
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#27 A Pouch For Reducing Your Chance Of Getting Shot While Reaching For Your License
Apparently this is a common enough problem to warrant an entire product be manufactured specifically for making sure police don't overreact to benign activities during traffic stops.
Also worth noting the fact that the two example users are black and hispanic.
The description reads like advice for avoiding confrontations with aggressive wildlife. It's crazy to me that violence by police is this normalized.
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#30 This Year, Give Your Special Someone The Gift Of Accessing The American Healthcare System
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#32 A Boring And Dangerous School Dystopia
During the summer, my school installed metal gates over the bathrooms to keep us from going in between class.
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#35 Local Gas Station Removed Price Tags And Replaced Them With Barcodes You Need A App To See Price
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