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Utopia isn’t just idealistic fantasy – it inspires people to change the world
Climate breakdown, mass extinctions, and extreme inequality threaten the earth’s rich tapestry of life and leave our own fate increasingly uncertain.
- Heather Alberro
- The Conversation
At a time of such social, political and ecological upheaval, it’s natural to dream of a utopian world in which these problems are no more – in fact, people have been doing it for centuries.
Such visions are often dismissed as nothing more than pointless flights of fancy, yearnings for impossibly perfect societies.
But these assumptions are largely incorrect.
Utopianism is the lifeblood of social change, and has already inspired countless individuals and…