EX TENEBRIS CRESCIT FLOS
THE DYSTOPIC AMERICA TEST
Predict the Future!
September 10, 2005
We think we have a stable, secure society here in the good old U. S. of A. We
go through life taking it for granted that we will be reasonably safe and
secure in our daily lives, that our freedoms are at least somewhat secure, that
our economic system will allow most of us to live decent lives, and that
technology will continue to progress to the benefit of one and all.
We could be wrong. What will happen if future stresses on our society cause
everything to go awry? Will we turn to religious fanaticism, or will we
attack religion with the same zeal? Will we become paranoid and
security-conscious to the extreme, or will we tolerate chaos? Will capitalism
run wild and oppress the masses, or will we turn to an extreme socialist
ideology that will oppress the masses in the name of protecting them? Will
technology advance and be the tool of a malicious elite, or will energy
scarcity cause a collapse of technology and a return to the land? All of these
possibilities can be combined to create some freaky, and hopefully exaggerated,
visions for the future.
After taking the test, if you wish to see the descriptions of all possible
dystopias, click here.
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