From immemorial time, human beings have desired to know what the future hides. However, it was the thinker Thomas More who used for the first time in his essay, the term "utopia" to describe an ideal and therefore non-existent society.

 

http://dodeca.org/seminarios/cine-y-sociedad/entre-utopias-antiutopias-ucronias/

 

Formerly the ideals of a utopia were quite limited. Nowadays, literature, films or art in general, which have influenced us, have made it possible to imagine a better or a fantastic world.

 

It could be a good signal to be able to devise an improvement in the political, economic and social system of the world. The problem is that these ideas are irrational and totally imaginary.

 

But what about people who do not believe in an ideal world? There is a term used to counterpose the concept utopia, it is called 'dystopia'. This thought describes an undesirable future for the population and anticipates how certain methods of conducting the society can be derived to cruel systems.

 

Both utopia and dystopia influence us through different types of communication systems, means by which utopias or dystopias are transmitted daily. However, some of these ideals are labeled as impossible because of the excess of imagination, although in the future they may become reality.

 

Although sometimes imagination overfloods us, we can have faith that modern utopias will happen, because in the past there were some that are now real (or almost), like 'Journey to the Moon' by Jules Verne, or films like ' The Planet of the Apes' or 'Wall-e'.

 

So, we can deduce that what now seems impossible and irrational in the future could happen to imagine a better world, as an article in El País says: "The dissatisfaction of each present, has led humans to miss Lost Paradise or to consider Utopias of the future. But the nostalgia for idealized (almost always mythical) past become paralyzing, while the dream for a better future becomes an engine of social transformation. In this sense, "utopias" have historically acted as a horizon towards which to set the course, and have fostered much of the social advances we enjoy today.

 

http://elpais.com/elpais/2017/01/25/seres_urbanos/1485299723_814510.html

 

This is why the conception of the future can benefit us. But every imagined future is different for each individual, it depends on what each one believes and what kind of utopia is based.

 

https://utopianarquista.wordpress.com/2011/06/12/tipos-de-utopias/.

 

According to some web pages, the world will be linked with technological and computer news that will provide us with certain things that are difficult for us and will make life more comfortable.

 

On the other hand, specialists believe that the world will be an impossible place to live because of the increase of the population and the reduction of the terrestrial surface. The latter will be caused by global warming that will provoke a major climate change and will make both the north pole and the south pole disappear. The ozone layer will be severely affected and, consequently, many humans will suffer from illnesses never seen before.

 

As for the religious issue, the differences between religious beliefs will lead to a great distance between populations and could cause to large-scale war or terrorist attacks similar to those we are experiencing in today's world.

 

Finally, on the issue of philosophical, social and psychological, we intuit that the population will be more independent and less sociable because of new technologies and this will imply a separation between the members of the families and a distance between the beings of our species. This point of view claims that there will be social discontent and imminent unhappiness.

 

In addition to material things, there are also utopias about people becoming more caring and humble.

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