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A '''dystopia''' is a future society that is severely dysfunctional. A number of fictional works about dystopias have been written as warnings of current trends that the author sees as leading to disaster. | A '''dystopia''' is a future society that is severely dysfunctional. It is the inverse of an [[utopia]]. | ||
A number of fictional works about dystopias have been written as warnings of current trends that the author sees as leading to disaster. One of the best-known is ''Brave New World'' by [[Aldous Huxley]]. | |||
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A dystopia is a future society that is severely dysfunctional. It is the inverse of an utopia.
A number of fictional works about dystopias have been written as warnings of current trends that the author sees as leading to disaster. One of the best-known is Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.