We' didn't bring down totalitarian communism. It brought itself down. Totalitarian consumerism, of which we must always be wary, would also bring itself down. We can't afford any kind of totalitarianism, can't afford to take anything for granted, can't afford to ignore reality. Reality isn't simple.
Fiction can be simpler, can offer a relief from that complex world.
But no matter how it entertains and distracts us, the best fiction, in my view, whether fantastic or naturalistic, acknowledges those realities. There's an urgent need for such realism. More than at any point in human history, our planet's future is now very much in our own hands. I can't help feeling we'd be wise to embrace its complexity rather than pretend it doesn't exist. All rights reserved.