These kind of society appear particularly in stories staged on a speculative and visionary future. Whereas utopian societies are founded on aspiring to the general well-being, a dystopian society’s dreams of improvement are overshadowed by a repression of any sort and origin, at times even one benevolent repression. Many dystopias described in fictional works present a utopian society, where good-life seems to have been achieved, but suffering by at least one fatal issue. The word dystopia represents a counterpart of utopia. The word dystopian comes from the ancient greek with δυσ-, “bad”, and τόπος, “place.” Alternatively it can also be called cacotopia, or anti-utopia. What better person to discuss dystopian plots? Dystopian, Utopian, and Cacotopyan Today, MuseTracks is pleased to host Italian scientist and award-winning sci-fi and horror author, Massimo Marino.
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