Mapping Dystopia
Letters that chart the dystopian territory of our current moment.
I Hope the World is Better
By Anonymous
The world will be a tough place son, and not everyone is going to agree with you, and likewise, you will not agree with everyone but if basic morals and rights are being questioned and challenged you must hold onto your beliefs and must not be a bystander like I am unfortunately right now.
Hello Again, Friend
By John Popko
Journalism used to be an argument with reality; now itʼs an argument with a ranking system. The question is no longer “Is it true?ˮ but “Will it travel?ˮ And once you ask the second question enough times, the first one starts to sound naive. I say this as someone who has learned to write for robots. To make ends meet, I take some freelance shifts, and the currency isnʼt clarity or empathy; itʼs throughput.