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A utopia is defined as a place both perfect and impossible. A dystopia refers to a world
so imperfect that it annihilates all hope for the better. A utopian world is often
connected with some sort of political system that provides, in abundance, for all. Yet a
political system cannot provide all by itself. The resources must come from
somewhere; most probably, nature. If, for a moment, we imagine all the abundance
taken away, we will also distance ourselves completely from perfection. If we take all
hope of ever getting them back from the picture, we are left with the image of a
barren land and nothing else. If that is all we have left and there is nothing more to
strive for and no way to change the situation, then all is futile. A world-wide dystopian
realm will then be the true death of history, a cataclysmic event that nearly nullifies all
others, making them look insignificant in comparison and removing all other major
ones from possibility.