the subtitle for Detroit, Michigan for the last twenty plus years. Also where professional athletes who's teams get blown out / routed in the early rounds of their respective league playoffs go to drown their sorrows.
Welcome to Detroit, your dystopian hipster theme park getaway ! Just look up every once in awhile to avoid being hit by falling broken concrete or rusted out steel beams.
Commercial Voice Over : Hey Joe Blow, your team just got the shit kicked out of it in the first round of the playoffs. What are you gonna do next ?
Joe Blow : Well I sure as hell ain't going to Disneyland now, am I ? Guess I'll head me over to the dystopian hipster theme park and smoke me some crack and chug cheap-ass wine !
Commercial Voice Over : Hey Joe Blow, your team just got the shit kicked out of it in the first round of the playoffs. What are you gonna do next ?
Joe Blow : Well I sure as hell ain't going to Disneyland now, am I ? Guess I'll head me over to the dystopian hipster theme park and smoke me some crack and chug cheap-ass wine !
by Virgin Suicides May 09, 2017
An "era" where YouTube has replaced outdoor play in children / during childhood. This "era" started in the latter half of 2010's but intensified during and after COVID-19 pandemic. This "era" is akin to what sci-fi movies from 1990's ~ early 2000's has warned us
The rise of a dystopian future where children prefer YouTube over outdoor play reflects the concerns raised by earlier generations in sci-fi films.
by Emotional Cruiser July 26, 2025
A solemn or ominous form of homage; a tribute marked by bleakness, sorrow, or a foreboding atmosphere, often evoking the tone of a dystopian world. Coined by Liz Nyambura on August 16, 2025.
The candlelight vigil felt less like a celebration of life and more like a dystopian tribute, heavy with silence and shadows.”
by Miss Hefty Grace August 16, 2025