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We have been living in a dystopian sci-fi novel since 1945.
by brandonmenc 10y ago
We have been living in a dystopian sci-fi novel since 1945.
- bogomipz 10y agoYes but I think the velocity of Dystopianism since 2001 might be much greater than anything experienced before then.
- fsloth 10y agoThe massive stockpiling of nuclear weapons that began is kind of on league of it's own. The western electorate has been taken on a ride since national suffrage became a thing (before that they had very little power thus no rides were necessary - ditto for non-democratic states)
- bogomipz 10y agoPlease reread what wrote. I am not stating that it didn't exist much earlier. I was simply saying that the velocity of it has seemed to increase since 2001.
- fsloth 10y agoYep. 1. Cities destroyed by atomic weapons 2. Rockets 3. Computers 4. A dystopian one party nation state murdering millions of it's own (murdering en masse is nothing new but usually there was some excuse - soviet system brought state instituted terror to a whole new levem).
- platz 10y agoWe have been living in a dystopian sci-fi novel since 33 AD. Or, if you prefer, 66 million years ago.
- JumpCrisscross 10y ago> usually there was some excuse - soviet system brought state instituted terror to a whole new levem [sic] Perhaps on an absolute basis, the Soviets were the worst, but on a relative-to-population basis history is littered with meaningless massacre.
- fsloth 10y agoI agree, yet, I don't think there is anything intellectually dishonest in counting human suffering in absolute measures. Yes, we can identify historical patterns, but individual humans are not just playing out a manifestation of social dynamics, they are living their life. The heart and mind are equal in gauging the world - just different aspects of it.