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Essay / My Utopian Society - 916
The utopian land is divided into two main lands: farmlands and cities. Of course, agricultural land is where most of the country's resources are produced. The services of the economy, blacksmithing, carpentry, cloth making, etc., are mainly produced in the cities. Iron is the only resource that must be imported in abundance. All the resources, except iron, that the nation needs, it produces itself. Utopians lead a very simple life. They work and, in their free time, play games, read and socialize. Other forms of entertainment, such as gambling and hunting, are looked down upon. They eat only what is necessary, and their houses are built simply and furnished only with what is necessary. Their consumption is therefore very low. Utopians do not need material goods to be happy. For them, happiness comes from living an honest life and working hard to produce for themselves and the entire nation. All utopians work. There are no rich people, deadbeats or other people who live without working. Most people prefer to work and live in the city, but work on farms must also be done. So there is a rotation: everyone has a turn to live and work in town, then must live and work on a farm for a certain time. Since everyone has to do it, no one will complain. They consider working on the farm to be a duty to the nation. Due to low consumption and everyone's hard work, the working day in Utopia only lasts six hours. They only work six hours a day and there are still significant surpluses. Surpluses are not uniform in each region, as many uncontrollable factors can affect production. Most regions have surpluses, but those that have a little paper...... with that. I believe that this society, at least in its economic aspect, would be possible to achieve. However, I believe this cannot happen to our entire world. More made a point by placing Utopia on an island in the middle of the "real world": there is no way to apply Utopia to the "real world". In order to create such a utopia today, we must take very young children and raise them away from society. If we do this and teach them about the society we are trying to create, I believe their reason will make the utopia sustainable. But if we try to create this utopia on the whole Earth, we will fail miserably. The world is filled with billions of people who grew up in our current society, and it is human nature to resist change. The economic situation of More's utopia is possible, but only in a situation very close to that of his book..