Okay so my answer to this question depends on how realistic I'm allowed to be. On one end of the spectrum I could just say "everyone is happy and healthy all the time and there's no conflict because I say so." and on the other end I would say "I don't have a deep enough grasp of infrastructure/socioeconomics to describe a society that would for-certain be better."
My two quotes are A: "There was a time when this conversation would have reduced her to tears, but now she swivels in her chair to look out at the lake and thinks about the moving trucks." since it paints a picture of just how desensitized she's gotten to Pablo's emotional abuse, and B: ""I didn't have any choice," she said. "I was going to be his next wife."" because it really shows how deplorable the prophet is if he was going to force a 12 year old to marry him.
1: We learn a lot about Arthur's life. Where he came from, more of his personality, and his journey with acting.
2: The comic of station eleven appears in both timelines. Along with, strangely enough, a dog named Luli. Station eleven, on top of being a personal project, seems to offer some escapism to Miranda as she's writing it. I think the parallels to station 11 and the world our characters find themselves in are that most of humanity is gone (enslaved in the comic and dead in the world of the book), and the few people that remain are stuck in a world they can't control (high oceans and an eternal night vs no infrastructure).
3: They find a stowaway from cult-town, Dieter and Sayid disappear, then Sidney. Kirsten and August get separated from the traveling symphony.
Assuming I'm constrained to modern day tech, but at the same time I don't have to take every single detail into consideration, here's what my Utopia would be: The Great Commune of Shlorpth (named because I like the sound "shlorpth" makes.) There would be UBI (universal basic income) for everyone at/over 18, tax-subsidized necessities (food, water, shelter, education, healthcare.) A reliance on nuclear energy over fossil fuels. Corporations would have elected managerial positions (discouraging the exploitation of workers, because then the person probably wouldn't be re-elected.) Strict laws against corporate lobbying. Checks and balances to ensure that the country doesn't become a dictatorship/oligarchy like the USSR. And a prison system focused on rehabilitation rather than punishment (so no death penalty.)
This would solve a lot of modern-day problems, such as homelessness, worker exploitation, corporate greed, abusive prisons, etc.
This would solve a lot of modern-day problems, such as homelessness, worker exploitation, corporate greed, abusive prisons, etc.
What I've described isn't exactly a "true" Utopia, because people still face hardships, people will still probably be jealous of others, still squabble, still get struck by lightning on occasion. But hopefully, hardships on a systemic scale would be eradicated.
Multiple sources show how UBI helps people in various ways, most obviously those in poverty.
Multiple sources show how UBI helps people in various ways, most obviously those in poverty.
My two quotes are A: "There was a time when this conversation would have reduced her to tears, but now she swivels in her chair to look out at the lake and thinks about the moving trucks." since it paints a picture of just how desensitized she's gotten to Pablo's emotional abuse, and B: ""I didn't have any choice," she said. "I was going to be his next wife."" because it really shows how deplorable the prophet is if he was going to force a 12 year old to marry him.
1: We learn a lot about Arthur's life. Where he came from, more of his personality, and his journey with acting.
2: The comic of station eleven appears in both timelines. Along with, strangely enough, a dog named Luli. Station eleven, on top of being a personal project, seems to offer some escapism to Miranda as she's writing it. I think the parallels to station 11 and the world our characters find themselves in are that most of humanity is gone (enslaved in the comic and dead in the world of the book), and the few people that remain are stuck in a world they can't control (high oceans and an eternal night vs no infrastructure).
3: They find a stowaway from cult-town, Dieter and Sayid disappear, then Sidney. Kirsten and August get separated from the traveling symphony.
Comments
Post a Comment