dystopia
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If that accounts for the “cyber” aspect of our cyberpunk dystopia, where’s the punk?
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
We’re told that in this dystopia, whose currency features an image of Mr. Schwarzenegger, having only 65,000 “new dollars” puts you in the top 1%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
MIT’s Technology Review wrote of labs in which “man rebuilds creation to suit himself” and warned of “a path toward a dystopia of superpeople.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025
It would become a corporate-run dystopia, an overpriced theme park for wealthy elitists.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Vocabulary lists containing dystopia
Literary Genres - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Fiction - High School
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