Kai’s Comments (group member since Aug 25, 2016)

Kai’s comments from the Utopian and Dystopian Reading Group group.

I've always loved literary utopias. But while dystopias are a dime a dozen, utopias are a much rarer bird — and of all that I've read, none could quite satisfy me. So I went ahead and wrote my own.

Everday is a look into a far future — a world packed into an encyclopedia. The world is populated by humans (among others) who are very much like us in some aspects — but completely alien in others, and it's not so much about the technologies they have: most of the differences are psychological, even spiritual. What matters to them is not what (currently) matters to us; in writing this, I tried to imagine that all the solvable problems we face today (poverty, climate, war) have been solved — so I could look at the really hard problems that remain.

The text is pretty dense and may take some effort to get into — but I hope it can be rewarding. Feedback is very welcome!