The Wrong Kind of Dystopia
“The rise of dystopias has enabled what amounts to a new form of propaganda. And it’s a new form of propaganda that is particularly dangerous because we find ourselves so entertained by its message that we’re reluctant to give it up. The Devil’s greatest trick was not to convince us he didn’t exist; it was to make us enjoy the thing that would destroy us.”
At Bookslut, “Jurassic Park and the Utopia Wars” by JC Hallman.
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Seth Fischer's writing has appeared or is forthcoming in
Swink,
Pank,
Guernica,
Monkeybicycle,
Gertrude, and elsewhere. He's working on a novel about a girl who accidentally raises an army and destroys the world, and he's founding editor of
The Splinter Generation. He also teaches and tutors and administrates and does copyediting and copywriting so that he can pay bills, but that only works sometimes. If you could help him make that work all the time, he would probably give you a hug, but only if you wanted one. Reach him at seth.fischer (at) gmail.com or
@sethfischer.
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