Why are dystopic works and emergency states "cozy"? (lemmy.world)

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[-] retrospectology@lemmy.world 26 points 4 months ago

I'm not sure about dystopian stories, but I think the big appeal with post-apocalyptic and disaster stories is the fantasy of being able to start society over from scratch. To get a fresh start at a scale where the individual has a stronger influence on whatever group they're part of.

I think as real life society becomes more complicated, oppressive and individuals lose their sense of agency, those kinds of stories become more popular.

[-] kinsnik@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago

Yeah, the modern world is incredibly complex. Human brains did not evolve to be able to communicate with the number of people we deal with everyday, so the post-apocalyptic stories, with just afew hundred survivors is much more manageable

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

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