I wonder what the source of those articles and the "dystopian" sentiment is. Do people reach these conclusions on their own and go out to feverishly write about

I wonder what the source of those articles and the "dystopian" sentiment is. Do people reach these conclusions on their own and go out to feverishly write about it, or are they told to do so by funding/larger agendas who feel the emotional reaction from such headlines will benefit them (in the presidential race)?