Talk:Dystopia

I provisionally deleted an addition to the alternative words for dystopia. The addition was "dino-topia". All I can find on the web is a series of books and movie called Dinotopia (cf http://www.dinotopia.com/). If this is used as a real alternative for Dystopia, it seems obscure. Can anyone provide a reference? Notinasnaid 07:50, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

new thought: has anyone really thought about how much of that discription matches the ethics and moral values of the united states governement?(note the lack of capital lettering)i just wondered if im alone in this

No, I agree with you wholeheartedly, it does remind me of the years of having a state-comdemned enemy, you know, the communists/terrorists/socialists/anarchists ~~paul

I recently edited an article on an apocalyptic novel titled 'Children of the Dust' that contained a quote referring to humanity as "dinosaurs in bunkers" i have no idea if this is applicable to your question, but it may be a reference ~~tom

The word anarchy used in first sentences suggests that this concept (anarchy) was somehow defined as "nightmare thing", by the person who released the original concept of "dystopia". However this statement about anarchy from first sentences is subsubjective. The article needs a history showing: who used term - "dystopia" in widely known texts or descriptions, as this word can by formed by different people independently, to describe different situations. Previous part of this discussion has some origins of such history. Anarchy for anarchists can mean "utopia".

This is a change I'm not currently able to make, but if anyone is wishing to improve the "see also" section of this article, I would suggest weaving lists of books, movies etc. into the pop culture section to help eliminate the massive list at the article's end :) EndTheWikiEditor (talk) 08:39, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

done! Mermermery (talk) 19:47, 23 April 2025 (UTC)

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I am changing the definition of dystopia to what appears as the definition on the merriam webster dictionary. The definition is referenced in the bibliography, but the definition is never up front said in a clear manner. This should be included first. I want to also include the Oxford Dictionary definition as well. It further explains dystopia, and states that it is the opposite of Utopia. Throughout this first section, I have also tweaked the wording slightly to make it more concise and consistent with the tone being used throughout the article.

I also think that the 5th source listed on the Wikipedia page needs to be taken out. After looking at the source myself, it does not seem reliable at all. It also seemed like a very sketchy website.The 6th source is linked to a page that is not found, so this should be taken out as well.The 7th source is not what I would consider a "reliable source" as it is from a ENGL 117 class in Spring 2016, meaning it looks like it was written by a student in a lower level English class, so this should be removed as well. This would explain why the beginning of the Wikipedia feels so sloppy to me. The sources are not there to back the introduction. Mermermery (talk) 16:39, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

that oxford definition is from 2013; modern definitions seem to avoid defining it as a strict opposite :) MGHNYOW (talk) 18:11, 5 April 2025 (UTC)