A man’s colleagues gave up their own paid time off so that he could rest and recover while undergoing treatment for cancer. A little girl couldn’t afford running shoes, so she taped plasters to her feet, drew a Nike sign and ended up winning the race. A California college set up a safe parking lot for homeless students to sleep peacefully in their cars.
They may seem like feel-good stories, but there’s something a lot more sinister lurking beneath the polished headlines. It’s called late-stage capitalism, and it’s trying to trick us into thinking it’s wonderful. There’s an entire Facebook page that’s dedicated to outing “Dystopian late-stage capitalism horrors repackaged as heartwarming stories.” It’s filled with posts that are nothing more than wolves in sheep’s clothing.
Bored Panda has put together a bunch of the best of them. But be warned, you may begin to feel like you’ve been sucked into a dystopian film while scrolling through this list.
