The Quest for Imperfection

Is a true utopia achievable, or is it doomed to fail from the start?

Let's look at a few major issues with the idea of a 'perfect' society...

1. Utopia requires selflessness, but to a degree that proves unsatisfactory for all. If everyone makes personal sacrifices for the benefit of all, then no one benefits except for those with nothing to offer; however, everyone has at least their own happiness to sacrifice and because everyone in a utopian society follows the same rules, everyone has to surrender their right to be happy. Thus, utopia modifies morality to create order, and in the process destroys the ability to find personal fulfillment.
2. Utopia removes the idea of choice. This is because of the fact that having choices leads to personal differences and utopia relies on everybody being the same so that no one envies another person.  Ultimately this causes society to give away any chance of personal expression. By allowing society to control every intricacy of humanity and removing such simple choices as what color to wear, utopia creates an empty, soulless, yet efficient society; while no one’s life contains difficulties, no one’s life contains meaning either. 
3. Finally, utopia calls for a unification of thoughts, which requires that all past ideologies be forgotten. But, if all past ideas are removed from memory, then how will the utopia know what they have improved upon? American students nowadays never realize how lucky they are until they hear about what historical figures have to deal with. With no ability to remember the past, those that finally reach "utopia" won't know that it is perfect.  Only those that dream of utopia realize the changes that will be made.