Will Our World Become a Dystopian Novel?

If you read my blog, you know I read a lot of dystopians. And they got me thinking, what if this actually happens to the world? What if America as we know it is destroyed? Fifty years from now, will we even recognize this country? This is not a political post, I promise. But you have to admit that the government can be pretty corrupt at times. But it's not even about our government entirely. There are lots of other factors.


Like what if we run out of fresh drinking water like in Not a Drop to Drink? Did you know that only 2.5% of water on the Earth is drinkable? And of that 2.5%, approximately 69% of it is locked away in the glaciers and polar ice caps? (Source) Um, what? We're going to die. *runs to store* *stockpiles bottled water* *buys house with lake* *guards with life* Seriously that's scary. So everybody better read Not a Drop to Drink so you know how to survive....

And what about what happened in Legend? Natural disasters wiped out the Eastern side of the country and chaos ensued. People had nowhere to go. The military had to step in to control the riots and widespread panic. And bam. Now you're living under martial law and watching every step you take. This could totally happen. The number of natural disasters is increasing every year.

What if we run out of oxygen like in Breathe by Sarah Crossan? We cut down so many trees everywhere to make room for more houses. The rainforest is slowly being destroyed. Those trees are what gives us the precious air we need. I don't know about you guys, but I think that breathing is pretty important. Then we'd have to live in domes. And cramming that many people into domes requires a tighter rule by the government. Everything would change.

What about a nuclear attack like in Pure by Julianna Baggot? There's a lot of countries that don't like us. And a lot of countries that we owe money to. What if they decide to take action? The world in Pure is barren and harsh. I wouldn't survive. That, I know for sure.

I could keep going but I'm starting to have a panic attack. Will our children or grandchildren be living in a dystopian world one day? I doubt we will see it in our lifetime and maybe it will even miss our children, but what about our children's children? Or their children's children's children. Personally, I think that the world is definitely going to fall apart and it's super scary. Will dystopian novels one day become contemporary?

So am I going to stop reading scary dystopian books to avoid these thoughts? Nope. It's one of the things I love about them, the fact that they are so realistic and plausible. They really get you thinking. Unless our world starts making some pretty big changes, we are on a path to destruction. Sorry this post is so dark and serious guys. These are just the things I think about when I'm not reading.

Do you think that our children or grandchildren will be living in a dystopian world? What do you think will be the cause? Read any realistic dystopians lately that I should know about?