A Boring Dystopia

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I think we might be leaving the "boring" part of this dystopia (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/aboringdystopia

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/24230552

Just capitalism doing its thing

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/02/03/medics-apologise-suggesting-brain-dead-women-could-used-surrogate/

https://archive.ph/NFeMU

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Lois Lowry. Wasn't this a thing in The Giver?

[–] mojofrododojo 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

man I read that so long ago, but I don't remember this....

[–] Warl0k3 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The only thing I took away from reading it in elementary school was the discovery that my english teacher couldn't identify a pedophile if given a map, a copy of the criminal indictment for pedophilia and a big flashing neon sign that reads "pedophile"...

[–] mojofrododojo 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

whenever I encounter people like that it makes me wonder if they're pedos....

[–] Warl0k3 1 points 5 days ago

I think this specific one is more down to shifting cultural attitudes, but yeah broadly I certainly agree. Some people...