Towards a Brave New World
Huxley’s dystopian novel was a warning, but we are systematically moving in the direction he indicated.
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Huxley’s dystopian novel was a warning, but we are systematically moving in the direction he indicated.
Some of the people who are refusing the life-saving COVID vaccine are alienated from mainstream institutions, which they view as house organs of the political Left rather than trustworthy arbiters of truth.
When people are dying horrible deaths in isolation from loved ones, and essential workers are putting themselves and their families at risk by going into danger zones, this isn’t the time to focus on how much we’ll “repay” young, healthy people who, though worried and unemployed, are safe at home.
The appeal of the material is very strong. But so will the rest of us one day regret living a manky, derivative life of office jobs and ignoring the fact that maybe there is something of Poe in each of us.
By simply letting experts see how they are about to be quoted, everyone will end up happier.
Robots don’t complain, they can work 24/7, and they only cost an initial investment and maintenance.
Somewhere along the way, many of the intellectual classes stopped believing in work as essential to survival.
While social media inflames tensions, the law aims to remove emotion and passion from disputes.