Elysium
Instead of a space station, the ultra rich will live in a giant gated city that has all the world’s latest technologies and medical services.
The rest of us will work menial jobs to supply everything for the city.
Wall-E, except no spaceship
Is ‘Brazil’ in contention?
Oof. The Ministry of Information would like to interview you about your involvement in this “buttle” affair.
Or ‘THX 1138’
William Gibson’s writing after the Sprawl trilogy always seemed very likely to happen. I mean, squatters living on the Bay Bridge in NorCal after it gets damaged in an earthquake, for instance. Not the really out there stuff.
Yes, absolutely. His most recent books, the peripheral and agency, have a very plausible outcome—ultra rich living supported by automation after 60-80% of the less fortunate perish over 30 Years in a series of rolling catastrophes they affectionately refer to as “the great jackpot”.
I’m almost done watching Season 1 of The Peripheral tv show now. Its really good.
Yeah I thought they did a great job on that one, hoping they make a season 2.
It doesn’t seem likely but stranger things have happened. Crossing my fingers.
They canceled it during the writer’s strike unfortunately
Ahhh sad
That was always one of my favorites, and it seemed so likely. Now, however, I realize that it was horribly overimpressed with corporations, like most 80s stuff was. We know innovation isn’t something megacorps do anymore.
The one I wished for was more of a Shadow Run future, and my native friends and I used to joke about it.
Is our current dystopia not good enough?
Deus Ex 1’s dystopia probably - ultra wealthy trying to ascend humanity with the help of technology, the powers that be imposing morality and good/bad guy values onto general populace, heavy indoctrination of state/international police and general high levels of poverty. All we’re missing are cool augmentations, but we’ve speedran the rest of the checklist pretty well
Snow Crash seems to be a favorite of the current heads of mega tech corporations.
I gave up reading it because of the chase scenes early on. Was expecting it to be more heavy on philosophical concepts.
But I prefer Art house movies to Hollywood (except for Matrix which managed to combine action with philosophy).
-Federal government still technically exists but has barely any ability to do anything -Everything privatized including police and emergency services -Wealthy live in gated communities while most of the population lives in corporate owned slums -Leader of a megachurch is trying to take over the world
Yeah, this one really seems like we are heading in that direction.
1984, but with Idiocracy.
I was hoping for Shadowrun, at least there’d be magic, elves, orcs and trolls around
Robocop one is rather close.
Most likely? That’s a tough one. I would guess “V for Vendetta”.
What would I prefer? Foundation. At least then we’re multi-planetary.
Psychohistory is a ridiculous concept.
There’s so many ridiculous concepts in that awful series, but they did ask for dystopia :D
Nothing that relies on AI that can pass for a competent human.
Admittedly, this is an ignorant guess, but I don’t think we’re on the right track to manufacture consciousness. I’m not even sure it can be done at all.
The classic of course.
We’re allready half way there. Neuromancer.A mix of Her, Gattaca, Mad Max, Idiocracy, 1984, Ready Player One, Waterworld.
Robocop. We are almost there… Except Robocop isnt going to be a good guy, and there will be many of them.
