It is time now to review the main overall concept that has been described thus far regarding the question we started out with; is a utopia what we want?
We have explored in depth the attempts at utopias of the Garden of Eden and of communist systems. Both involved restrictions on the freedom to choose. Communism has been applied as a form of totalitarianism and therefore involves many restrictions of freedom. This is because it is based on the idea of a unified commune and not on individuality. The Garden obviously was not so oppressive, but even its own singular restriction was too much for humans to be happy.
These two examples of supposed utopias show that utopia is generally attempted through suppression of at least some freedoms, and that humans do not like this. These examples suggest to us that humans prefer freedom to make their own decisions to knowing that others are making their decisions for them. Any attempt at creating a perfect society or utopia which involves encroachment on freedom or oppression is clearly destined to fail.
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