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The alpha and beta classes were not living in a dystopia. Seemed quite nice. Freedom to pursue intellectual endeavors, freedom to have sex with whomever you wan
by appetizer 9y ago
The alpha and beta classes were not living in a dystopia. Seemed quite nice. Freedom to pursue intellectual endeavors, freedom to have sex with whomever you wanted with no consequence, a life of privilege.
- tomp 9y agoExcept if they wanted to use their intellect to think critically, or wanted to move anywhere beyond sex...
- appetizer 9y agoBrave New World is widely considered a dystopia, but it is an introspection and satire on existing societies, which for many people actually are dystopias. This is a separation from stories that focus on the post-apocalyptic aspects primarily to create the genre of "scifi dystopia". Therefore, viewing Brave New World as an introspection only leaves the parts of the society that I like as the part to evaluate to see an ideal segment of society, colloquially called a utopia: - I want to be at the top of the pyramid society - I want there to be no consequences for promiscuity - I want a calming mind altering drug that has no side effects - I want peace and stability to focus on my intellectual tasks Brave New World accomplishes that.