Something I find amazingly prescient here is Past Tense [1]. Past Tense is an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space 9. It was filmed going on 25 years ago - in 1993

Something I find amazingly prescient here is Past Tense [1]. Past Tense is an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space 9. It was filmed going on 25 years ago - in 1993. It told a story of increasing disparity eventually culminating in "Sanctuary Districts" starting in the early 2020s as a means of providing 'sanctuary' for the unemployed, mentally ill, and those otherwise unable to make it in society -- and the dystopia that followed. Everything down to the timeline and location (the story focused on San Francisco) is again just quite prescient. It's just a story, but one to keep in mind when deciding how to try to deal with problems like this. The ideas of Sanctuary Cities are incredibly appealing, and it's for that reason that I think we're highly likely to play out this story to its natural conclusion. It offers no alternative, and it's entirely possible that there is none. But it's certainly a thought provoking episode tying together all the issues we're facing today, while considering how good intentions can go very wrong. [1] - https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/10/star-trek-deep-space-nine-past-tense/542280/?single_page=true https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/10/st... (the episode itself is far more on point than this article - and is only provided for those who cannot access the episode)