Sunday, April 1, 2012
Huxley a time traveler?
Aldous Huxley seemed to have a great sense of what the future had in store for us. His book "A Brave New World" was like a window into 21st century society. It painted a world where consumerism is at the heart of everyone's mind, and no day goes by where people aren't completely lost in their self indulgent lifestyles. Of course not everyone enjoys of the luxuries, but for the most part they've all been "brainwashed" into believing that "happiness" needs to be in the form of instant gratification. Fast forward into the world of 2012, and here you see a part of "brave new world." Most non third world countries live in a state of gratification by convenience. We get what we want when we want it. We've gotten to the point where we don't even have to leave our homes because just about anything can be ordered to our doorsteps. We live an "Alpha" lifestyle & very rarely does the general population care for what is happening to "the savages", third world countries. Do you guys believe we will ever transcend this way of living?
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I don't believe we will ever transcend this way of living. We are a consumerist society and we will continue to be so. As learned in economics, we all have constant wants and needs that we continuously expect to be met. No matter how scarce the item, we are always able to obtain it--it is always there physically. With that said, this is why we are more fosused on our wants and needs than most third world countries (savages), because we have that luxury and they dont.
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