I've been thinking about dystopia vs. utopia a lot lately. The thing is, I think we DO have stories of human cooperation under stress in the media (i.e. The Wilds vs. Yellowjackets), but those articles, stories, shows, etc. are less successful. But I don't know if that's because people are less interested, or there is less marketing, or because the news media is less interested in headlines about human good, etc.
That's a great point -- that these stories are our there, but that they get less attention. I would guess that it's a combination of the reasons you listed, perhaps rooted in our "wording of the world" i.e. how the English language forces us to think in dual constructs like good versus evil making us inherently inclined to (or activated by?) conflict and polarity.
I've been thinking about dystopia vs. utopia a lot lately. The thing is, I think we DO have stories of human cooperation under stress in the media (i.e. The Wilds vs. Yellowjackets), but those articles, stories, shows, etc. are less successful. But I don't know if that's because people are less interested, or there is less marketing, or because the news media is less interested in headlines about human good, etc.
That's a great point -- that these stories are our there, but that they get less attention. I would guess that it's a combination of the reasons you listed, perhaps rooted in our "wording of the world" i.e. how the English language forces us to think in dual constructs like good versus evil making us inherently inclined to (or activated by?) conflict and polarity.