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Aldous Huxley: The Ultimate Revolution (1962)

35 points by hownottowrite 12y ago

marmaduke 12y ago
Perhaps nowadays it is the iphone or android we use to self administer, no expensive drugs required.
- readerrrr 12y ago
  Interesting idea. Perhaps we are already living in a version of BNW, with media and constant advertisements serving the role of sleep-learning.
  - timClicks 12y ago
    Would say that the filter bubble is probably as significant, if not more so, than ads (which have been around a long time).
  - Ar-Curunir 12y ago
    Yes, that is one premise of BNW, constant engagement and thus constant and immediate satisfaction is one purpose of the media, but media as a form of propaganda is an age-old tactic. The widespread reach of modern media just makes it easier to spread any given point of view, with the chance going to the highest/most powerful bidder.
blumkvist 12y ago
>And the same way with various technological advances now, I mean we need to think about the problems with automation and more profoundly the problems, which may arise with these new techniques, which may contribute to this ultimate revolution. Our business is to be aware of what is happening, and then to use our imagination to see what might happen, how this might be abused, and then if possible to see that the enormous powers which we now possess thanks to these scientific and technological advances to be used for the benefit of human beings and not for their degradation. Thank You NO! Thank YOU, mr. Huxley.
dominotw 12y ago
I love Huxley's forward to Jiddu Kirshnamurthi's (who was major influence on Huxley) book. http://www.jkrishnamurti.org/krishnamurti-teachings/view-text.php?tid=30&chid=385 http://www.jkrishnamurti.org/krishnamurti-teachings/view-tex...
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WiggleYourIndex 12y ago
Taking apart this programming: http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2318856/pg1 http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2318856/pg1
Ar-Curunir 12y ago
Here's a link to the actual interview itself. It's one and a half hours long, so pretty long. http://youtu.be/RpwOmwysqJ8 http://youtu.be/RpwOmwysqJ8

35 points by hownottowrite 12y ago

marmaduke 12y ago

Perhaps nowadays it is the iphone or android we use to self administer, no expensive drugs required.

readerrrr 12y ago
Interesting idea. Perhaps we are already living in a version of BNW, with media and constant advertisements serving the role of sleep-learning.
- timClicks 12y ago
  Would say that the filter bubble is probably as significant, if not more so, than ads (which have been around a long time).
- Ar-Curunir 12y ago
  Yes, that is one premise of BNW, constant engagement and thus constant and immediate satisfaction is one purpose of the media, but media as a form of propaganda is an age-old tactic. The widespread reach of modern media just makes it easier to spread any given point of view, with the chance going to the highest/most powerful bidder.

blumkvist 12y ago

>And the same way with various technological advances now, I mean we need to think about the problems with automation and more profoundly the problems, which may arise with these new techniques, which may contribute to this ultimate revolution. Our business is to be aware of what is happening, and then to use our imagination to see what might happen, how this might be abused, and then if possible to see that the enormous powers which we now possess thanks to these scientific and technological advances to be used for the benefit of human beings and not for their degradation. Thank You NO! Thank YOU, mr. Huxley.

dominotw 12y ago

I love Huxley's forward to Jiddu Kirshnamurthi's (who was major influence on Huxley) book. http://www.jkrishnamurti.org/krishnamurti-teachings/view-text.php?tid=30&chid=385 http://www.jkrishnamurti.org/krishnamurti-teachings/view-tex...

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WiggleYourIndex 12y ago

Taking apart this programming: http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2318856/pg1 http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2318856/pg1

Ar-Curunir 12y ago

Here's a link to the actual interview itself. It's one and a half hours long, so pretty long. http://youtu.be/RpwOmwysqJ8 http://youtu.be/RpwOmwysqJ8