By 
Alex Gendler
 | 
TED-Ed Original

How to recognize a dystopia

The genre of dystopia - the ‘not good place'- has captured the imaginations of artists and audiences alike for centuries. But why do webother with all this pessimism? Alex Gendler explains how dystopias actas cautionary tales - not about some particular government or technology but the very idea that humanity can be molded into an ideal shape.

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