Russia invokes a number of connotations. Winter, vodka, communism, Red Army, caviar, In Soviet Russia, Rush B, Ukraine. Some of these connotations are funny, others not at all. This time, though, it is time to bring up something hilarious and/or disgusting that came up in the land of bears on unicycles.

”Comrade, we have done it! Another step towards destroying dirty capitalistic nations of the West has been made! Long live the US… Russia!”

”Excelent, comrade. Show me what you’ve got. Wait… is… is this a vending machine that sells likes?”

”Yes, comrade! A perfect device for hitting the stagnated capitalist economy just where it hurts!”

”… you can buy a hundred Instagram likes here for fifty ruble… and just as many followers for a hundred… how does this even work? Who is liking these posts?”

”Do not question Russia’s great accomplishments, comrade! Just think of the negative influence this will have on Western market! Wall Street will crumble on its rotten roots!”

”Yes… yeah, it sure will… so… where will you be putting it? Berlin? Paris? London?”

”Middle of Moscow, comrade!”

”…”

Yep, that is right. Likes dispenser has just been put in one of Moscow’s trade centers. Device offers one hundred Instagram or Vk. (russian Facebook) likes under one’s post for a meager $3.30 (fifty rubles) and the same number of followers for $6.50. You can now live your dream of 21st century popularity – just go to Russia, travel to Moscow, find this machine and cough up some money on hundreds of likes.

Seriously, though, what the f… it may be just a prank, and personally I hope it is. Otherwise it will be official – humanity has lowered the bar once more.