Utopia: Helpful or Hindering?

Utopia: Helpful or Hindering?
By: Travis Stine

What is a Utopia?
“Any imaginary place where all things are perfect” (Merriam-Webster)
Perfect – all desires and needs met, no mistakes, no wrong.

Argument
In the long run, a utopia would be more hindering than helpful to society.
Lack of diversity and change
Takes away the motivation and the purpose to live away from people.
There are no hardships in life.

How is suffering good?
The lack of hardships prevents people from learning important life skills.
Overcoming obstacles gives meaning to life.

Examples
Studying
Physical Training

Lack of Change and Diversity
Redundancy of every day life
Living becomes more like a chore and too much of a routine

Example
Adam and Eve eating forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden.
Food Analogy

No Motivation and Purpose
There is no point in setting goals when one has everything desired.
No goals = nothing to strive for or to accomplish
Life is too easy.

Examples
Gilman’s Herland, “life is a struggle, and if there is no struggle, there is no life”
Buddha

Conclusion
A utopia isn’t as good as it seems
Utopia brings temporary relief and happiness
Utopia takes away important qualities of life away