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Foundation vs Dune (media.kbin.social)
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[–] Nacktmull@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

As far as I know utopia and dystopia are like polar opposites. I have never heard the take before that the concept of utopia includes that it´s rotten on the inside and only looks perfect. Where did you get that idea from?

A utopia (/juːˈtoʊpiə/ yoo-TOH-pee-ə) typically describes an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or near-perfect qualities for its members.

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The opposite of a utopia is a dystopia.

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia

[–] Harrison@ttrpg.network 6 points 1 year ago

A dystopia is properly a utopia with one critical flaw.