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Is China Really More “Dystopian” Than The UK?
Is China Really More “Dystopian” Than The UK? RT reported that the UK’s so-called “National Data Analytics Solution” will see an algorithm process whichever of 30 separate data points have been recorded about a person in local and national police databases in order to predict which members of the population are most likely to commit […]
The Dystopian Future of Facebook
The Dystopian Future of Facebook Photo Source thierry ehrmann | CC BY 2.0 This year Facebook filed two very interesting patents in the US. One was a patent for emotion recognition technology; which recognises human emotions through facial expressions and so can therefore assess what mood we are in at any given time-happy or anxious […]
What I Don’t Like About Life in Post-9/11 America
What I Don’t Like About Life in Post-9/11 America “A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.”―Edward Abbey, American author Life in a post-9/11 America increasingly feels like an endless free fall down a rabbit hole into a terrifying, dystopian alternative reality in which the citizenry has no rights, the […]
To be or not to be the change
To be or not to be the change Coming up on Small Farm Future – some posts on the hows and whys of social transformation towards more sustainable societies, which have been prefigured in recent posts like this one on ‘self-systemic’ agriculture and my previous one on utopias – perhaps particularly in relation to the […]
A small farm utopia
A small farm utopia When I made a case for a small farm future somewhere or other a while back, I got a tweeted reply “Your utopia is my dystopia”. I found this slightly odd since the case I try to make for small-scale farming isn’t that it’s the best of all possible worlds – […]
Defying Dystopia: Shaping the Climate Future We Want
Defying Dystopia: Shaping the Climate Future We Want We live in an age of dystopias on demand. Whether it’s Black Mirror, The Hunger Games or The Handmaid’s Tale, there is no limit to satiating our desires for dark, apocalyptic visions of the future. Unfortunately the scariest experience does not involve the world of the imaginary; […]
Myth and dystopia in the Anthropocene
Myth and dystopia in the Anthropocene The sleeping ice giants of Antarctica are stirring. Will we wake up before they devour us? Calving front of the Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina. Credit: Flickr/Etienne Berthier, Université de Toulouse. CC-BY-2.0. In the autumn of 1913, Karl Jung dreamt of a monstrous flood of yellow waves cascading down […]
The American dystopia didn’t begin with Trump
The American dystopia didn’t begin with Trump Media narrative includes myths fostered by Obama Hulu/courtesy Everett CollectionThe dystopian classic, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” is streaming on Hulu, sparking lots of false comparisons between the misogynistic dictatorship in the miniseries and the presidency of Donald Trump. WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) – Dystopia is here. It’s not just the “imagined […]
Dystopian Fiction of Yesterday is the NWO of Tomorrow: “The Shift is Toward Totalitarianism”
Dystopian Fiction of Yesterday is the NWO of Tomorrow: “The Shift is Toward Totalitarianism” Many of the things that are happening this very moment have direct parallels in literature of the past. Whether it is an account such as the “Gulag Archipelago” by Solzhenitsyn or a work of “fiction” such as “1984” by George Orwell […]
My Wealthy Country Became A Dystopia Overnight: 6 Realities
My Wealthy Country Became A Dystopia Overnight: 6 Realities We like apocalypse fantasies because a part of us thinks it would be kind of fun. No bills to pay, no job to drag yourself to — life goes back to basics. You don’t watch The Hunger Games and really think about what it would be like to […]
China Just Launched the Most Frightening Game Ever — and Soon It Will Be Mandatory
China Just Launched the Most Frightening Game Ever — and Soon It Will Be Mandatory (ANTIMEDIA) Oceania, China — As if further proof were needed Orwell’s dystopia is now upon us, China has now gamified obedience to the State. Though that is every bit as creepily terrifying as it sounds, citizens may still choose whether or not […]
Lord of the Flies: Dystopia is Arising
Lord of the Flies: Dystopia is Arising Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value – zero – Voltaire I was driving around Denver yesterday doing my “boots on the ground” due diligence scouting of the local housing market. I continue to see some “sold” and “under contract” signs but I’m seeing a pile-up forming in […]
“Mad Max: Fury Road” Is a Resource-Conscious Blockbuster for Our Time
“Mad Max: Fury Road” Is a Resource-Conscious Blockbuster for Our Time Who ruined Mad Max’s world? The new film isn’t afraid to lay blame — and suggest a way forward. When the first Mad Max was released back in 1979, the era’s reigning existential threats were nuclear winter and, to a lesser extent, peak oil. Set in […]
The Internet Of Things: A Dystopian Nightmare Where Everyone And Everything Will Be Monitored On The Internet
The Internet Of Things: A Dystopian Nightmare Where Everyone And Everything Will Be Monitored On The Internet Can you imagine a world where your home, your vehicles, your appliances and every single electronic device that you own is constantly connected to the Internet? This is not some grand vision that is being planned for some […]
