[dominicrose]

Isn't that dangerous, to write about a fictional society that works while being based on ideas that don't work in real life?

[FearNotDaniel]

While you’re at it call Netflix and tell them that marrying a European prince at Christmas isn’t a viable option for most big city career girls. Fiction must be realistic at all times with no idealism or escapism, got it.

[dominicrose]

While accepting that freedom of expression is important I just wouldn't recommend anti-capitalist fiction. Against totalitarism seems better.

[shagie]

The goal of the fictional societies is to explore what they could be and to challenge existing ideas.

I'd suggest giving https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2130 a read.

[arethuza]

Didn't seem to stop Ayn Rand? - To be clear I wouldn't want to either KSR or Rand publishing anything they wanted!

[arethuza]

Oops = I missed "stop" out of that comment!

[n4r9]

This post neatly encapsulates the phrase "It's easier to imagine the end of the world, than the end of capitalism".

[dominicrose]

There are varying degrees of capitalism, right? If someone thinks it's unfair that his boss earns 100% more than him, then maybe 50, or 25% or even 10% would be fair? Trying to flip an imperfect system upside down doesn't seem right to me.