Comparison Of The Dystopian Future

One of science fictions most popular sub-genres is the dystopian future, but often overlooked is the much more optimist sibling the utopian future. The main reason for this really just comes down to dystopias making for better stories, they tend to have more interesting problems and they relate to people fear of the future. In contrast utopias are characterized as having no problems because the society is perfect. But that’s not the only reason, while a story about a utopian future is ill equipped to be a summer blockbuster they are perfect for a more real world application. When done correctly a story about a utopian future can lead people to take up arms and to fight and die for that future. A dystopian tale about a totalitarian regime may

In some ways this was always present in humans, children have always dreamt about adulthood and adults have always dreamt about the day their children will have kids of their own and then, then they’ll get it, it’s not so funny now is you brat. But this type of personal fantasy has grown alongside of society. Today people dream about everything in their lives, they dream about that job that they want, about saying something to that person that they like or standing up to that one that they do not like. Unfortunately most people lack the drive or imagination (or resources) necessary to pursue those fictional futures they have created, leaving their dreams to rot away in their own heads.

There is often a thin line between a utopia and a dystopia. A dystopia is, after all, the result of a failed utopia. The ability for a utopian story to infect the human brain is not related to the story’s validity, it does not have to be a rational dream to gain a following (and it does not have to be the work of the good). The road to hell is paved with good intentions. People will do unspeakable things if they are told it will be worth it in the