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The genre of dystopia – the ‘not good place’– has captured the imaginations of artists and audiences alike for centuries. But why do we bother with all this pessimism? Alex Gendler explains how dystopias act as cautionary tales – not about some particular government or technology, but the very idea that humanity can be molded into an ideal shape.
Lesson by Alex Gendler, animation by TED-Ed.
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Gulliver’s Travels was written 300 years ago. Still relevant today.
This is so eye opening.
I guess we are there in America.
Uhhhhh why does this sound almost like 2025-26??????
just go outside
Mainly, It’s a bit of a tourist trap if you ask me. , fingers crossed
2026 reccomended pulk
Trump
So when do we pull a Nepal
We are living in a dystopia. Our government is corrupt to its core. Housing is unaffordable, buying a house is unobtainable, food is a luxury, and jobs pay very little. We are being sold out to billionaires. Within our lifetime, we will literally bring back chattel slavery because we will have to compete with the entire world for the same job.
bro this ain't funny
Amazing time to recommend this
You Best Start Believing In dystopias Miss Turner, You're In One
Oh no
Me: Works on an dystopic story
YouTube: "Guess it's time to recommend you this video"
Hey guys. How's the future
I’m here in 2026… Anyone else?
The scary Dystopia will going to happen in the future for the New World Order and the arrival of The Unelected Elites
Anybody else miss the “how to” part of this video?
Someone help us
Basically a perfect world is only perfect for the ultra wealthy and in power at the expense of everyone else.
TED is not a reputable source to get information from anymore. Take everything you see and hear with a grain of salt. Most of it is woke nonsense now.
Listen a long as humans lie there is no end to war and a utopia
its never going to change… people have no idea.
Its only getting worse.
How about what qe have today?
As someone actively living in a dystopia I can say that this video was very realistic
We’re slowly reaching this era.
2026 is wyld
Well it's just cosmic horror. Now it got even worse
4:22 alien stage. Is that you? (I know it is you)
hmmmm…..
It's so similar to what Vinland saga describes. Thorfin's hunt for a place where there is no war, slavery and all the bad things, and to make a country like that, he sailed down to achieve whatever it took
huh…I wonder why I got this today
North Korea is an example we must not follow
We're in one.
for those who are saying the dystopia of some are the utopia of others… the dystopia of the Goyim is the utopia of the goy masters
I wonder why YouTube decided to recommend this to me..🤔
North and South Korea: 🙈🙈🙈
Got to be honest the YouTube algorithm doesn’t discriminate when it comes to calling out recent events
Thanks algorithm
Lol who needs this. We are living it.
So in summary we're cooked….
wonder what country everyone is from watching this… wonder how long we can watch this.
This just got recommended to me bro
Youtube algorithm found me this video 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
George Orwell is my favorite author😊
Mythical recommendations pull
3:57 welp he wasn’t wrong