Says it all in the title.
Sorry, I don't have much to say. I'd like to see your comments.
This may be a pointless topic, so forgive me.
utopia Show phonetics
noun [C or U]
(the idea of) a perfect society in which everyone works well with each other and is happy
society (PEOPLE) Show phonetics
noun
1 [C or U] a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done. All the people in a country, or in several similar countries, can be referred to as a society:
By the second definition neither CC nor any message board is even a society, so by default it cannot be deemed to be utopian, and fit into the first definition!
| QUOTE (petalp @ Nov 26 2006, 01:26 PM) |
utopia Show phonetics noun [C or U] (the idea of) a perfect society in which everyone works well with each other and is happy
society (PEOPLE) Show phonetics noun 1 [C or U] a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done. All the people in a country, or in several similar countries, can be referred to as a society:
By the second definition neither CC nor any message board is even a society, so by default it cannot be deemed to be utopian, and fit into the first definition! |
Remigro-are , a potentially more interesting topic ( to me anyway) would be how did you decide on your user name ?
Well whether ti is a society or not, it is not a utopia cos it is nto all perfect and harmonious. Who would expect it to be? But unlike the BBC, it is not a dystopia! roflmao