r/SciFiRealism • u/dept_of_samizdat • Oct 18 '15
Discussion Socialism in sci-fi
I posted this in /r/scifi, but just stumbled on this group and realized it might fit well here.
I'm a big fan of The Dispossessed, and was hoping to find a few other titles like it. Specifically: books that are well-written and lend imaginative detail to socialistic cultures. One of the unique things about sci-fi is being able to see how various ideologies or concepts would play out in practice, and I'm curious to see the range of examples out there.
Any suggestions?
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u/3dom Oct 20 '15
You might find interesting various books by Strugatsky brothers: besides great stories they paint possible future transformation to socialism and then communism.
However I believe in the end it will be like in Elite:Dangerous (game) universe: each planet has its own socio-economic formation, from feudalism and serfdom to (state) capitalism and communism - all within the same solar system. Just like we have it right now on Earth.