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Originally Posted by nathanm
What with the turbulence in the climate, politics and economies of the world, it's no coincidence that dystopian scifi is flavour of the month at the moment.
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No. Through any given period over the history of literature, people have fought vast wars, committed wide-spread crime, faced plagues and natural disasters, experienced economic strife, treated people unjustly, committed atrocities, oppressed societies, saw doom in the future.
During those very same periods, people made peace, cured diseases, increased prosperity, protected human rights, freed societies, and saw hope in the future.
Which stuff you want focus on and write about is a matter personal outlook and choice, not an inevitability, and either way is very much a coincidence with any particular facet of the state of the world, and an unavoidable coincidence at that.
ApK