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dystopia
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dystopia /dys·to·pia/ (-to´pe-ah) malposition; displacement.
dys·to·pi·a (ds-tp-)
n.
An abnormal position, as of an organ or a body part. Also called malposition.
dys·topic (-tpk) adj.
dystopia [dis-to´pe-ah]
malposition; displacement. adj., adj dystop´ic.
dystopia
malposition; displacement.
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Orwell, Huxley, and other dystopians understood that technology wedded to unaccountable power amplifies human weaknesses -- resulting in terror, mass bloodshed, and despotism.
Shaping things to come: seeking to impose their global vision of a ... by Grigg, William Norman / The New American
Conspiracy folklore does the same thing for the same reason, except that most of these dystopians actually believe in the worlds they've invented.
News from Nowhere by Walker, Jesse / Reason
In particular, he approves of the view held in common by the dystopians of unadulterated technological advance as the immediate problem and human nature as the underlying problem.
Future Imperfect: The Mixed Blessings of Technology in America by Daniels, George H. / Journal of Social History
 
 
 
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