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Failing towards Utopia

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

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Are Utopian Attempts a Good Idea?

A lot of these utopias are led by one charismatic man, usually. And they're also built on this idea of stasis. It's avoiding the inevitable change in mores and human relationships. I think when people do find it, it comes and fits and spurts and it's really, really hard.

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