There are some dreams of the past like that but most sci-fi tends to be quiet dark like The Matrix or Terminator. In practice a lot of tech proves to be helpful

There are some dreams of the past like that but most sci-fi tends to be quiet dark like The Matrix or Terminator. In practice a lot of tech proves to be helpful in not very sci-fi like ways like antibiotics, phones etc. Human nature is still what it is though.