Etymological siblings: duhkha ≈ dystopia sukha ≈ eutopia * τόπος being place, kha being space; duh/dys is bad, while su/eu is good. "utopia" is from 1516. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia
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An interesting slide for utopia (noplace) to end up meaning eutopia (goodplace). A semantic alloy fusing cynical and idealist elements into a januslike riddle.
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Also, emphasis on place vs space reflects a general bottom-up vs top-down difference of orientation in conceptualizing undivided experiential givens.
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