Feels unreal. My friend spotted this at an airport.
this post was submitted on 05 Sep 2025
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A Boring Dystopia
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Money really is not the issue here.
We see authoritarian and inhumane measures to "solve", often exacerbate, societal situations that could have been dealt with much more effectively for way less money.
Being cruel is a means to intimidate the broader population and the people behind it are willing to pay a big premium on it.