![]() ![]() My edition has a foreword, about Huxley's life and works, by David Bradshaw. ![]() So many years after BNW, Huxley wrote a non-fiction book on certain themes that were used in his fable. Hence, a.o., the smartphones, the gazillion apps, the sh*t that's played on the radio and television (numb the minds instead of stimulating them). Keep the masses happy through consumption of goods, instead of punishing them for not following the rules. Not only for so-called security measures, but also for commercial reasons (Big Data), which is what Brave New World was about, to a certain extent. And it seems that both authors were clairvoyant, as we're currently living in an age where both principles are applied.īig Brother (via smartphones, cctv, Windows, etc.) is watching our every move. Like Orwell's classic dystopian book (1984), Huxley's was a real eye-opener. In July it will have been two years since I read Huxley's (see my review here). ![]()
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