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> it didn't feel as dystopian as it sounds My mother grew up in a dictatorship, and most of the time is like any other country. People would come on vacations
by Hokusai 6y ago
> it didn't feel as dystopian as it sounds
My mother grew up in a dictatorship, and most of the time is like any other country. People would come on vacations and they will not even notice any difference. The only problem is when you get into problems, then you have no recourse.
Dystopias in movies are felt each minute of the day, real dystopias are not like that. You should read Kafka's "The Process". Everything is normal until it is not. It is a better depiction of a dictatorship than a 3 hours condensed movie.
- will_pseudonym 6y ago> Kafka's "The Process" This is also known as "The Trial"[0]. Just a fantastic, brutal work. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trial
- sumosudo 6y agoAnd lately we have that playing out in real life at the Assange Trial.
- kthejoker2 6y agoReminds me of this harrowingly well written article about living through the Sri Lankan civil war Some choice quotes > People suffering, dying, and protesting all around you, while you think about dinner. > I was looking through some old photos for this article and the mix is shocking to me now. Almost offensive. There’s a burnt body in front of my office. Then I’m playing Scrabble with friends. There’s bomb smoke rising in front of the mall. Then I’m at a concert. There’s a long line for gas. Then I’m at a nightclub. This is all within two weeks. > [There] is not a uniform experience of chaos. For some people it destroys their bodies, others their hearts, but for most people it’s just a low-level hum at the back of their minds. https://gen.medium.com/i-lived-through-collapse-america-is-already-there-ba1e4b54c5fc https://gen.medium.com/i-lived-through-collapse-america-is-a...