Don't Forget to Feed the Machine

Text on the meme

MCH?E? MEAL—$5?? DAILY SPECIAL—YOUR SOUL COMBO $6—WORK, EAT, SLEEP 4$ Coca-Cola GODS PUT HIS HEAVEN ALL'S RIGHT WITH THE WORLD. DON'T FORGET TO FEED THE MACHINE

What it means

A manga-style McDonald’s worker presents a meal with fries, a drink, and a burger inside a fast-food restaurant. The slogan “DON’T FORGET TO FEED THE MACHINE” turns the ordinary act of eating into a bleak joke about consumerism, wage labor, and feeding the capitalist machine. EN: A manga-style McDonald’s worker presents a meal with fries, a drink, and a burger inside a fast-food restaurant. The slogan “DON’T FORGET TO FEED THE MACHINE” turns the ordinary act of eating into a bleak joke about consumerism, wage labor, and feeding the capitalist machine.

Objects

anime-style fast-food worker / работник фастфуда в стиле аниме McDonald’s uniform / форма McDonald’s visor / козырёк hamburger / гамбургер French fries / картофель фри drink cup / стакан с напитком straw / соломинка takeout box / коробка с едой fast-food counter / стойка фастфуда Coca-Cola sign / вывеска Coca-Cola McDonald’s logo / логотип McDonald’s restaurant interior / интерьер ресторана tray / поднос manga halftone shading / манга-растр