Ariel & Christina Discuss: Why Must Utopia Be Cruel? (opens in new tab)

Listen to Ariel & Christina Discuss: Why Must Utopia Be Cruel? from Solarpunk Presents. In this episode, Ariel and Christina try to get to the bottom of why our fictional visions of utopia are so negative. They often involve mindless acquiescence to an authoritarian nanny state, the oppression and labor of an underclass, or both. It’s as if we can’t imagine a situation in which we all voluntarily treat each other (reasonably) decently and life can be good for everyone. We discuss the literary...