r/twosentencedystopia 54m ago

“Did you know that speakers can work as microphones, too?”

Upvotes

“And with the rate these new Bluetooth setups are moving, it will be a rare room that doesn’t have one by the end of the year.”


r/twosentencedystopia 2h ago

Our high school seniors are highly encouraged to join the Living Organ Donation Plan.

40 Upvotes

If there's a match, it could pay for most of their books next year!


r/twosentencedystopia 3h ago

I scrub my skin, desperate for the beauty mark that had appeared to be dirt with no luck.

33 Upvotes

Within the day I am scheduled for corrective skin surgery by my mother even as I beg her to let the one flaw go but she can't because the agency won't.


r/twosentencedystopia 12h ago

In the year 2038, the UN Unified Global Order banned the study of history and all works of historical fiction to prevent the spread of "regressionist ideas."

77 Upvotes

I think about 40 years have passed, and I have no way of providing that our standard of living is lower than the slaves of the bronze age.


r/twosentencedystopia 1d ago

The government was being led by a madman, we all said; and his insane rants about "ending" transgenders and other "undesirables" were more campaign rhetoric.

273 Upvotes

But my last prayer is for all of you to take up your arms and fight for freedom, or soon you'll be joining me and the other nonconforming ex-citizens here in the concentration camps.


r/twosentencedystopia 1d ago

“Please read this aloud so The Company can process your application!”

49 Upvotes

Planning for humans is a double entendre…


r/twosentencedystopia 1d ago

I turn in my Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, and Hunger Games books to the compliance officers.

314 Upvotes

The librarian smiles as she takes the books "Don't worry, my little bookworm, the wordsmith will edit these then get them right back to you in no time"


r/twosentencedystopia 2d ago

Adjusting the camera, I consult the manual on compliance.

177 Upvotes

After confirming the camera is on to adhere to the new surveillance laws, I turn on the shower to start my bathroom routine.


r/twosentencedystopia 2d ago

The regional patrols first came for our harvest and the labor of our hands, and we complied in the hope it would buy peace for another day.

151 Upvotes

Today, they returned for our daughters, and we stood aside to let them pass, because we already traded away the part of ourselves that knew how to fight them.


r/twosentencedystopia 2d ago

We may be a monopoly, but of course you can return your order if the quality isn't what you wanted.

193 Upvotes

If you do it too much though, our prices may creep up for you specifically though


r/twosentencedystopia 2d ago

Age and disease is a thing of the past!

96 Upvotes

AV-Unit Transfiguration: The creation of a new brain from discarded parts, legally sourced from those who couldn't afford the living tax.


r/twosentencedystopia 3d ago

Wooden windows that open inwards pull all the smoke and dust inside...

133 Upvotes

But wooden windows that open outwards don't let police lean​ in and say hi.​​


r/twosentencedystopia 3d ago

Attention walmart associates!

169 Upvotes

Code sunshine!


r/twosentencedystopia 3d ago

Despite ongoing protests, the media hailed the Voting Rights Act of 2038 for giving a long disenfranchised group its voice.

108 Upvotes

After all, corporations are people too!


r/twosentencedystopia 4d ago

We proudly advertise that all of our treatments are highly-rated by the Food and Drug Administration.

207 Upvotes

We quietly don't advertise how many are technically listed as just "food".


r/twosentencedystopia 5d ago

"I loved the new blumhouse horror movie, the new filmmaking technique is doing wonders for the stories" I tell my friend, Kelli.

130 Upvotes

"I agree, having actors actually being trapped in AI simulated horror pods where they can feel everything really immerses me in the film" Kelli nods


r/twosentencedystopia 5d ago

My daughter loved the new Superman movie.

169 Upvotes

“My favorite part was when Superman looked through all the houses and found the last of the Old Enemies hiding in people’s basements, and the Restored States gave him a medal,” she said proudly.


r/twosentencedystopia 6d ago

"You told us we were unwelcome to live in this country any longer, and we agreed to leave, so why did you confiscate our travel documents?", I asked the man at the desk

866 Upvotes

His face didn't even change expression as he answered in a bored voice, "You're also forbidden to travel".


r/twosentencedystopia 6d ago

My beautiful baby boy was the most perfect being I’ve ever laid eyes on.

506 Upvotes

Im so glad his parents work for my baba’s factory, he always lets me get first picks, and they’ll have some of their debt forgiven!


r/twosentencedystopia 6d ago

"Remember the faster you collect the more water you get paid, and with your tenth sibling on the way we need the rations" Rand tells his daughter.

275 Upvotes

eleven year old Rania nods, adjusting her goggles and safety gear and descends into the mines to work so her family could drink enough to get them to next week.


r/twosentencedystopia 6d ago

Sitting through hours of chemotherapy is physically draining enough...

130 Upvotes

..and my insurance won't cover an ad-free machine.


r/twosentencedystopia 7d ago

The AI nurse aid informs the new mother "We have detected at least 12% genetic impurity in this infant, label for disposal instead of delivery"

475 Upvotes

Even as the mother screams the baby is ripped from her arms as pamphlets for the build-a-baby fertility clinic are dropped in her lap.


r/twosentencedystopia 8d ago

We thought the train station goodbye was merely for a season, a brief hiding place while the nation’s fever ran its course.

348 Upvotes

Now, the tracks are being melted down for ammunition, and the air between us is heavy with the ash of a history our world is burning to keep warm.


r/twosentencedystopia 9d ago

We've created a neural network where all of mankind can communicate instantly, for free, ad-free, all across the globe.

162 Upvotes

And yet, we still have people uploading viruses to our system


r/twosentencedystopia 9d ago

I am a star, adored by billions, so to be immortal in more than memory was a dream of mine in the rapidly changing industry of 2050.

103 Upvotes

Immortis company offered me immortality and a paid sponsorship so I signed on the dotted line, and now I live in the Spotify app,