dys_topia

/dɪsˈtəʊpɪə/ noun: an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one. The opposite of Utopia. Origin: late 18th century, from ancient greek δυσ- (bad, ill) and τόπος (place, landscape). Dystopian societies are often imagined as police states, with unlimited power over the citizens.

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Two Women Fencing, 1891. (Unidentified Photographer)

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Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan, Expeditions organized or participated in by the Smithsonian Institution, 1912

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Isabelle Banco

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© Patricia Voulgaris.

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Duster, West Texas 2022

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The control room of the BP refinery power station, Grangemouth, Scotland, 1950s.

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"UNTITLED: LVII (IPY)" EMI ANRAKUJI // 2003 [chromogenic print | 16 1/2 × 11 4/5"]

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By YVES DE BRABANDER

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Decorated gravestones near Kofele, Ethiopia. Ulrich Braukämper

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Robert Ashton

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source unknown

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Gerry Johansson. Maine⁠