Megalopolis – Utopia & Dialogue About The Future

Yesterday, I went to see Megalopolis (2024) because of its special effects, but decided to write about it because of its discussion over utopia, the future, and what it could all look like to be.

After all, as Oscar Wilde wrote, “A map of the world that does not include utopia is not worth even glancing at.” I agree, as many problems we are facing today are simply there because we are looking at what is immediately in front of us, our current problems and desires, with very little foresight into the future. This is an issue in itself because by not knowing where we are going, every road will take us there, and we all know quite well how that can turn out to be – in a disaster.

Sure, things can work out and some people, especially in the technology fields, are thinking about what we should be doing and where it is all going. We can even say that most of the business is aimed at improving our well-being, fixing problems, and overall growth of the human lot. However, I wonder how many problems we are fixing as we are creating?

After all, if we could already live in a utopia, we would already live there. And while our world today resembles a utopia of sorts (especially to some of our ancestors), we still have too many problems to really call it “a perfect world.”

In other words, we are still having too short-term look at the future and where we want it to go. And while it is arguable that it is practically too complicated to do this work and no one can truly predict the future, I argue that we can still do a better job to do so. After all, I constantly see things that are going wrong in our society today, and solutions are there, although we often shy away from considering and implementing them.

For example, there are problems related to bad diet, overstimulation, and gun-related violence to make a very short list. All these problems have solutions, which aren’t simple to implement, as otherwise they’d be already implemented.

Still, what’s missing is a plan for utopia, a complete overview of how many of these solutions should be coming together. And while it may be difficult to do this, I personally think it is possible for two reasons.

Firstly, we are already thinking daily about what we don’t like and what we would like to see instead, so we just need to start adding it up together.

Secondly, with the problem of happiness, I was struggling with this topic until I put it all together, and today we have Optimal Happiness, which is a working system of happiness, a happiness formula, that made me one of the happiest people on the planet.

So yes, a Megalopolis of sorts is possible. I mean, it won’t be built around some sci-fi substance that we don’t know or understand, but around ideas and discussion around the topic of what utopia should look like. Again, we are already having this discussion, however in somewhat disorganized fashion. The next goal is just to put it all together and start working towards this goal.

So, do you think achieving utopia centered around the concepts of happiness and well-being in our lifetime is possible? Is it a goal worth pursuing?

From my perspective, I believe that the answer is “yes,” we should strive for utopia in the same way that I sought happiness and ultimately became one of the happiest people alive. It is a worthwhile goal, and I would be thrilled to show you how we can achieve it.

I invite you to continue reading my blog (which is free) where I am already discussing many steps we can and should be taking. Alternatively, you can see how these ideas come together in a coaching call. One of the goals of this coaching session is to help you learn how to reach your own Optimal Happiness in the most efficient and effective manner.

Stay happy.