Re:Dystopia Is What Results from the Attempt to Create Utopia
by _bxg1 on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @05:17PM
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I don't think it was disingenuous because of the fact that he's clearly not a Trump fan himself. But, I do think it's a pretty minor semantic distinction to make.
As for the distinction itself, I was prompted to look it up on Merriam-Webster:
dys· to· pia | \ (ˌ)dis-ˈtō-pē-ə \
Definition of dystopia
1 : an imagined world or society in which people lead wretched, dehumanized, fearful lives
2 : ANTI-UTOPIA sense 2
So... the primary definition actually undercuts his thesis, while the second definition lines up. I mean it's an interesting subject of contemplation - dystopia's relationship with utopia - but he took an argumentative approach rather than a contemplative one, which I think squandered the topic a little.
As for the distinction itself, I was prompted to look it up on Merriam-Webster:
dys· to· pia | \ (ˌ)dis-ˈtō-pē-ə \
Definition of dystopia
1 : an imagined world or society in which people lead wretched, dehumanized, fearful lives
2 : ANTI-UTOPIA sense 2
So... the primary definition actually undercuts his thesis, while the second definition lines up. I mean it's an interesting subject of contemplation - dystopia's relationship with utopia - but he took an argumentative approach rather than a contemplative one, which I think squandered the topic a little.