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Dystopia in the riot, or the response?

Posted on February 8, 2021 (Updated on April 8, 2021) in State of Dystopia: Thematic

We all know the DC riot was pretty bad. We don’t appreciate the response enough. An argument in favor of treading carefully.

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State of Dystopia: 2020

Posted on January 18, 2021 in State of Dystopia: Recap

A recap of 2020’s dystopian news stories. It’s not just Covid-19.

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State of Dystopia: Election 2020

Posted on December 16, 2020 (Updated on December 31, 2020) in State of Dystopia: Thematic

A deep dive into how the 2020 election portends for dystopia, and why it just might be one of the worst outcomes.

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State of Dystopia: November 2020

Posted on December 3, 2020 in State of Dystopia: Recap

The big events of November 2020 that put us on the cyberpunk timeline.

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State of Dystopia: October 2020

Posted on November 3, 2020 (Updated on November 5, 2020) in State of Dystopia: Recap

The big events of October 2020 that put us on the cyberpunk timeline, plus some good news!

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Don’t Forget About Nukes

Posted on October 28, 2020 (Updated on November 5, 2020) in State of Dystopia: Thematic

Why you should care about nukes at least as much as all the other issues you hear about (climate change, AI, etc), and a recap of how dangerous 2020 has been.

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Amazon’s Biggest Merger

Posted on October 14, 2020 (Updated on November 5, 2020) in State of Dystopia: Thematic

In honor of Prime Day 2020, an overview of Amazon’s biggest merger: not a merger with peer corporations, but the police state.

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State of Dystopia: September 2020

Posted on October 7, 2020 (Updated on November 5, 2020) in State of Dystopia: Recap

The big events of September 2020 that put us on the cyberpunk timeline, plus some long reads.

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State of Dystopia: August 2020

Posted on September 10, 2020 (Updated on November 5, 2020) in State of Dystopia: Recap

The big events of August 2020 that put us on the cyberpunk timeline, plus some long reads.

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State of Dystopia: July 2020

Posted on August 7, 2020 (Updated on November 5, 2020) in State of Dystopia: Recap

State of Dystopia for July: mostly the continued concentration of economic power, with some global tensions mixed in.

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Hello visitors! Present punk is the idea that we are either currently living in a cyberpunk dystopia, or that we are transitioning into one.

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