Science Fiction is ALWAYS a reflection of (the author’s take on) current events. I’ve enjoyed it long enough to recognize that it’s not really a leading indicator of what will happen, but a trailing indicator of what we worry about happening. The stuff I’m seeing now, though… not so accessible to a person of my age. And not at ALL optimistic (if I’m understanding it) about what “we” are becoming.
So yeah, it’s reasonable to suppose that if you watch current SF, you’re likely to get a dystopian view.
But it’s also good to remember that dystopia is in the eye of the beholder: Your utopian rich urban connectivity is my dystopian inability to find myself alone with nature. And vice versa.
Science Fiction is ALWAYS a reflection of (the author’s take on) current events. I’ve enjoyed it long enough to recognize that it’s not really a leading indicator of what will happen, but a trailing indicator of what we worry about happening. The stuff I’m seeing now, though… not so accessible to a person of my age. And not at ALL optimistic (if I’m understanding it) about what “we” are becoming.
So yeah, it’s reasonable to suppose that if you watch current SF, you’re likely to get a dystopian view.
But it’s also good to remember that dystopia is in the eye of the beholder: Your utopian rich urban connectivity is my dystopian inability to find myself alone with nature. And vice versa.