Clishmaclaver came across a very interesting TED-Ed video by Alex Gendler – via For Reading Addicts‘ Facebook feed – and thought she’d share it:

“Let’s Begin…
The genre of dystopia – the ‘not good place’– has captured the imaginations of artists and audiences alike for centuries. But why do we bother with all this pessimism? Alex Gendler explains how dystopias act as cautionary tales – not about some particular government or technology, but the very idea that humanity can be molded into an ideal shape.” – Alex Gendler