I tend to think most dystopian fiction is about the bad things happening now. Considering the way that the young have been used by social media and other tech companies as the unwitting subjects of a massive sociological experiment in exponentially increased social pressure and mental distraction, while being used as free labor to provide the data and creative content these companies profit from, it's not surprising that books and films about societies that put their young through cruel and dangerous ordeals for others to gawk at would become popular.

The quirky and wonderful Maryhill Museum has a collection of similar dolls used by French fashion designers in the difficult time just after WWII. There's more info on wikipedia.

The Kitchen Sisters did a great podcast on the George Foreman grill, and in particular how useful it can be if you're homeless.