dystopia

I normally think about what could go wrong, and I’ve cried out that we’re heading toward a dystopia more times than Chicken Little shrieked about the sky falling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

It’s worth reminding ourselves that none of this dystopia stuff is especially new, even if it’s been hypercharged lately by electronics and algorithms.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026

You might have read about the dystopia of super-polluted cities like Delhi, where the city always seems to be shrouded in dust, and you don’t see the sun for days.

From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026

Is this demographic seeing the Mad Max-style dystopia presented on their social media feeds and responding with this negative outlook?

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026

It would become a corporate-run dystopia, an overpriced theme park for wealthy elitists.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

There’s always a cognitive dissonance through our dystopias; how else would we survive them?

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2024

Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 new books to get you through the end of 2023, including dystopias, a quirky travelogue and an uncommonly exciting math primer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2023

Post-apocalyptic dystopias rarely consider childhood with much care, expecting young survivors to relinquish immaturity to focus on staying alive.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2023

“If we keep writing only dystopias, that’s the road to the abyss.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2023

Afrofuturist writers explore a language of dreams and dystopias that expresses our greatest hopes while boldly confronting our darkest fears.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 18, 2022