#DYSTOPIA

[zolanibor]

Because we’re living in the cyberpunk dystopia already, now it’s just current events

it's impossible to write cyberpunk fiction any more

[scipunk]

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 (2017)

[dystopianscifiarchitecture]

Pius church, Neuss, Germany, 1967, architect J Schurmann

© picture by Klaas Vermaas

[thephantomsoda]

The fact that some of these disturbingly represent reality makes them so mesmerizing yet scary.

The 84 Series

[pennaltthewizard]

Lonely

Concept art from my previous comic

[hellsgate-roadhouse]

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[mysharona1987]

[myjetpack]

My latest @guardian books cartoon.

[cant-find-anyone-elseeee]

there was a moment when the people in the movie theatre and the capitol audience in the stands were laughing at the same things, having the same reactions to the games, to the deaths, to flickermans jokes, to the doctor's announcement...i wonder aren't we watching it for entertainment too

suzanne collins' books may exist in popular culture as "dystopian", but they have always been a meticulous and startlingly close social critique of our world. at what point does our own idolization of the movies and the books repeat that story? we watch just as the capitol audience does.

all dystopia eventually crosses a line from realistic futurism to current relevancy. how long will it take us to realize we've already crossed that line with these books? and the very people who need to realize this are the ones in that audience...real or fake, we're the same: consuming and consuming.

[sinensis26]

"Oh so you think murder is okay now? You support MURDER?"

Yes. Full stop. Ive spent my entire life watching school shootings happen, seen my country blow billions of dollars on unnecessary wars, and stood in the middle of peaceful protests that get mocked and ignored. I did everything right, and learned that whats "right" simply makes you easier to ignore by the people who hold power.

I grew up in the sweet and docile "Babysitters Club" era, and have watched the next generations cut their teeth on "Hunger Games" and all kinds of dystopian lit. What did you all think was going to happen, when you kept tightening the noose on kids who were reading about revolution between active shooter drills?

I dont like murder, nor do I think most people do. But my god, you cant desensitize a nation full of people and still expect them to mourn their oppressors.

[reveuseinflorence]

"Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood."

- George Orwell, 1984

[ralfmaximus]

beginning in at least 2014 infotainment systems in the company’s vehicles began downloading and storing a copy of all text messages on smartphones when they were connected to the system. An Annapolis, Maryland-based company, Berla Corporation, provides the technology to some car manufacturers but does not offer it to the general public, the lawsuit said. Once messages are downloaded, Berla’s software makes it impossible for vehicle owners to access their communications and call logs but does provide law enforcement with access, the lawsuit said.

Yikes. Your car is probably keeping all your text messages and sending them to its manufacturer if you connect to your infotainment system.

The manufacturer does two things with this data:

shares it with law enforcement

sells it to advertisers for extra revenue

HOW WONDERFUL

[mynameiscarat]

Finished the first book just today. I just hope they both survived........

Title: The Giver

Author: Lois Lowry

Series or standalone: series

Publication year: 1993

Genres: fiction, classics, dystopia, science fiction, fantasy

Blurb: In a seemingly utopian futuristic world, 12-year-old Jonas is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, who alone holds the memories of the true joys and pains of life.

[neonelven]

[hellsgate-roadhouse]

UK underground (AI generated art)

Abandoned

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