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Some elements of the dystopia seen in films like Escape from New York, Blade Runner, etc.


  • Economic hardship and mass poverty
  • Authoritarian or otherwise oppressive government, likewise highly corrupt
  • Explosive crime rate and street gangs
  • Environmental catastrophe, possibly from a limited atomic war
  • Megacorporations and Corporatocracies
  • Lack of resources
  • Japan rises as a preeminent economic power, possibly overtaking the US
  • Possibly bloodsports to placate the public
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