Friday, October 29, 2010

Hmm

In the video, the speaker talks about how in today's society, we are being somewhat"conditioned to learn what our economic position is. But, it in today's society it is a commonly thought idea that if you go to college nd grt a degree, you will be successful. In reality, this is not neccesarily the case.In relation to "brave New World" everyone in this society they are focused in trying to create overall stability and do a fairly good job in ding so. Basically, they have created an almost utopian society through the use of Hypnopedi which conditions people. These people are conditioned to believe things such as that nature is bad because If they were out in nature, then they wild not be able to take part in the economic process and be a part of the "machine". For example, when mustalha moms is lecturing The interns he states that the "wheels must Turn steadily, but cannot turn untended. There must be men to tend them, men as steady as the wheel upon their axles, sane men, obedient men, stable in contentment.". In their ideal society, everyone is content with where they are and are completely obedient for the good of society and it's stability. They have even gone to the extreme as to doing things such as removing all emotional ties to people such as family or spouses because with these ties, if something happened to them, members of society who are emotionally attached to them might not function as well as they could or should. By not working tot he highest of their ability then the "machine" is not working at maximum efficiency.

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