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Academy of Ideas
Do We Live in a Brave New World? – Aldous Huxley’s Warning to the World
Jun 28, 2021
16:14
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- Advances in psychology and behavioral sciences contribute to governments gaining more control over individual mentality, reflecting Huxley's warning about mind control techniques.
- Technology, including screens and drugs, plays a role in conditioning individuals into servitude and raises concerns about a two-tiered caste system in the future.
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Main Idea: Huxley's Warning and Predictions
Aldous Huxley's book 'Brave New World' warned about the potential rise of a scientifically managed dystopian society. He believed that advances in science and technology could pave the way for a society where people have their liberties taken away but enjoy their servitude. Huxley predicted that the 21st century might be the era of world controllers and a Brave New World type of order. This summary explores whether Huxley's predictions are coming true.
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