ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An example of Technology Dystopia would be:
A
People controlling people via robots
B
Humankind becoming to dependent on technology to do everyday things.
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Technological control: Society is controlled by technology-through computers, robots, and/or scientific means. Examples include The Matrix, The Terminator, and I, Robot.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of everyday technology include phones, computers, washing machines, cars, toothbrushes, and coffee makers.

Detailed explanation-3: -In popular culture, technological dystopias often are about or depict mass loss of privacy due to technological innovation and/or social control. They feature heightened socio-political issues like social fragmentation, intensified consumerism, dehumanization, and mass human migrations.

Detailed explanation-4: -Technology dependence has been linked to anxiety and depression. Whether this comes from the fact that we are withdrawn from others, the pressures from social media, the rise of cyber bullying, or the bright phone screen that is detrimental to our sleep, all of this is taking a toll on our mental health.

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