Centibillionaire Jeff Bezos made history today with his Blue Origin rocket launch—the first all-civilian trip to space. The tycoon of, well, pretty much every industry can now add 'commercial astronaut' to his resume. As Bezos looked down on us plebs from the edge of space, the reaction on the ground was not exactly celebratory. Critics of the Amazon founder took the opportunity to write off Bezos' space endeavor as an irresponsible use of the wealth he's extracted from underpaid laborers and unpaid income tax. On top of the usual criticism of Amazon's employment practices and the fact that Bezos got even richer through the pandemic while millions literally died, the notorious magnate has been under fire since ProPublica released an exposé on how the world's wealthiest avoid paying their fair share of taxes. Even if you're a big proponent of commercial space travel, you have to admit it's hard to make people care about billionaires in space when there are millions of ordinary people still breaking their backs every day to make ends meet.
Within minutes of the launch, Twitter was comparing Blue Origin to Dr. Evil's penis-shaped rocket in Austin Powers. Others likened Bezos' phallic spacecraft to Flesh Gordon's cartoonish ship. Even former presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard chimed in with some spicy comments, urging the new astronaut to 'do the world a favor' and 'stay up there.' There were, of course, plenty of billionaire bootlickers defending Bezos' honor in the replies, but we're not including that side of the story in this collection of roasts because they're just not as funny. What's the harm in punching up, anyway? Here's some of the spicy things people were saying before and after the launch.
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Looks like we're entering another lockdown in America as Covid-19 spikes across the country. And guess what? Millions of people are still unemployed, don't have health insurance, and CARES Act programs are about to expire. But for the United States, screwing over its workers who produce all the wealth for the country is nothing new. The long-standing structural failure in America is simply rearing its ugly head now that crisis is ubiquitous. But hey, at least we have memes!
If you're pissed off like millions of other common Americans, these relatable working class memes might resonate with you.
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It's pretty common knowledge that having internet access at work leads to procrastination. But is that such a bad thing? With so many employers denying people breaks, we kind of have to make our own. That's what memes are for. They provide short and sweet relief from the crushing responsibilities and crippling banality of life.
