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comment by OftenBen
OftenBen  ·  3770 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Neal Stephenson against Dystopia

And dystopias function should be to scare people into working towards that better future. But lately (And this is probably just late night, should be doing something else depression talking) it seems like a not bad blueprint for the future.

Example, Elysium, for all it's problems, encompassed the modern health care debate (and trends) very well. Those who can afford it can survive damn near anything, but many people just can't afford it.