I’ve always suspected that dystopias are directly caused by utopians but now I have a working theory of how. It is a self-antifulfilling prophecy.
If the fraction of utopians in a population crosses a threshold, a good-enough equilibrium will destabilize into a dystopia.
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If you extend the scope to all living things then yes. A disease-free utopia is an apocalyptic dystopia for germs for eg.
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Absolute best work on this problem is James Scott's "Seeing Like a State" yalebooks.yale.edu/book/978030007 the success of designs for social organization depends upon the recognition that local, practical knowledge is as important as formal, epistemic knowledge
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This is the story of utopian & separatist religions in the US. I'd recommend The King Of Beaver Island and Rough Stone Rolling. On the personal impact, Four Zinas tells my ggg grandma's family story.
Also, utopians attract predators.
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