Things change so fast. Today's ideals might seem hopelessly old-fashioned tomorrow. We Need a Conscious Society. The world is globalized, at least the economy. A Few Notes on the Culture , by Iain M Banks.
Culture is a fictitious space-faring society.
It is one of the closest things to the positive future utopia that science fiction has to offer. Granted, the Culture is far out, even considering the technology alone, but something of it can be realized in foreseeable future.