“Dystopia” is a literary conceit.
The idea that dystopia is only a function of “showing papers” creates superstition & madness.
It wd seem it “does not get more dystopian” than a terrified population sick & dying of a plague.
The remedy: read more than that one Orwell novel
The idea that dystopia is only a function of “showing papers” creates superstition & madness.
It wd seem it “does not get more dystopian” than a terrified population sick & dying of a plague.
The remedy: read more than that one Orwell novel
https://twitter.com/justinamash/status/1376711469576900608
I hate to marm it up here, but this is the case for literary education—including in sci fi.
Begin with EM Forster & go through socialist realist satire & up through Huxley/Orwell to Ready Player One.
Begin with EM Forster & go through socialist realist satire & up through Huxley/Orwell to Ready Player One.
Libertarians consistently cite “dystopia” as if it were a *real consequence* of specific public policies.
These policies are usually figured as ones that ask for *minute sacrifices* from self-styled Great Men.
If dystopia actually interests these readers, LESS AYN RAND.
These policies are usually figured as ones that ask for *minute sacrifices* from self-styled Great Men.
If dystopia actually interests these readers, LESS AYN RAND.
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