Utopia

We’re going to make you live in Utopia whether you like it or not.

A piece of text-based art inspired by the concept of Utopia.

The word Utopia was first coined by Sir Thomas More in 1516. It describes a hypothetical ideal society in which all of the people live together in peace and harmony and everyone cooperates with each other.

The problem with Utopia and utopian societies is that they necessitate a huge degree of compliance and conformity, as Utopias tend to disregard the fact that people have wildly differing ideas of what makes a perfect society. One person’s idea of Utopia isn’t another person’s idea of Utopia. A large degree of coercion would be needed in order to keep any dissenters in order.