This has played out in many areas, I think. Whether it's the idea or the immaturity of those pursuing it is debatable.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
No place
I have to admit, I'm wary of utopians. Have been for a long time, I think, although I wasn't able to articulate why. But it comes down to this. There's making improvements, and that's very nice. But when people want to create a better world, who for? You may find that you and yours―and for that matter, people as they actually exist―don't have a place in this future.
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Of course you're right but nevertheless there's a strong temptation among people to imagine their own particular perfect world. Science fiction writers have been the most prolific developers of imaginary ideal worlds.
Being perfect, depending on one person's particular view, they never manage to encompass the entirety of human experience, an impossibility because then they wouldn't be utopias, would they? On the other hand not all sci-fi authors who offer alternate realities intend to build utopian worlds and don't.
Anyone who has ever tried to actualize a Utopia on earth has always failed, usually miserably. It can only be compared to herding cats.
Science fiction writers often feel a need to align their work with the forces of progress, be it social, political, or merely technological. The wisest ones, though, know that things aren't that simple.
Because yes, perfection is as subjective a quality as you can get. The attempt to universalize it leads to needless destruction. Which in itself is a good source for storytelling.
Not sure if I've seen that commercial before. It's funny. I have to wonder if early CGI was involved, since just having that many cats go in one direction is the impossible dream.
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