I think it's an interesting challenge. Writing about a utopian society and still making it interesting. It can be done, I'm sure. Without resorting to what I've seen in a few books, where either it turns out that the utopia isn't as great as it seemed, or there's a distopia next door making trouble. I can't think of anything I've read that featured a utopian society without one of those issues.

I do get sick of the depressing societies featured in too much SF/Fantasy. I like happy people, too! Happy doesn't have to mean happy all the time, and it doesn't mean everything's perfect. But it's far more hopeful than a lot of what seems to be popular right now. Not mentioning any GRRM names.