A dystopia is a society permeated and controlled by oppressive tactics. The people are hopeless and unhappy as the consequences of mounting hasty decisions erode the society’s framework. In Hobbesian’s jungle, the role of a central government is to protect individuals from the inherent dangers of human nature, maintain social Continue reading
Panopticism is embedded in our society, most obviously through cameras. Traffic cameras, security cameras, people’s cameras on their phones, cameras. Panopticism operates on the principle that because you assume you are always being watched, you act differently even though you might not necessarily be watched. Traffic/speeding cameras are tall in Continue reading
A utopia is an imagined place that is perceived as perfect. Since humans are imperfect beings, a true utopia where everything is perfect is not feasible. Still, within the realm of perception, a utopic society would address all of the problems that plague our society and lead to all the Continue reading
There’s a saying that everything in life comes at a cost, but some are willing to pay a lot to keep their privacy. Privacy in the age of technology is an illusion. Given how much of our lives are already being monitored outside of social media, from card transactions to Continue reading
An ideal government that would dissuade the formation of a dystopia would be a direct democracy with aspects of socialism. Unlike a representative democracy, which uses elected officials as proxies for its citizens, in a direct democracy, the citizens directly participate in decision-making processes. This is preferable over the current Continue reading
A dystopia is a reality where society is permeated and governed by fear, oppression, isolation, and haunted by the consequences of mounting rash decisions. A dystopia usually results when a society is at the end of its rope, and its leaders are grasping for their final attempt to get a Continue reading
