tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499217243284937366.post4421666317947698670..comments2024-03-25T08:56:25.810-04:00Comments on TKIN: Philosopher Encounters Modern Life: _1984_ in 2011Patricia Marinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16087880431696831634noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499217243284937366.post-9707859288725262672011-09-27T19:08:19.712-04:002011-09-27T19:08:19.712-04:00Absolutely! In fact, I was probably confusing 1984...Absolutely! In fact, I was probably confusing 1984 with BNW when I remembered 1984 as having those elements too. And my joy at the students wasn't "oh don't have to worry about that" but just the momentary feeling of seeing their rambunctiousness under a halo effect.<br /><br />I'd definitely be more seduced by the Huxleyan form of control for sure .. in fact, even sitting here right now I can find myself thinking, "Soma? Why sure, don't mind if I do!"Patricia Marinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16087880431696831634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499217243284937366.post-18993574478421730052011-09-27T17:15:20.194-04:002011-09-27T17:15:20.194-04:00Oh, but there is that equally dystopian counterpoi...Oh, but there is that equally dystopian counterpoint of Brave New World. The hedonism and immediate gratification from that new phone or new a-line skirt are just our feeli-vision, recreational drugs, and easy sexual pleasure (hell, we have those things, too.) Instead of intimidation and iron-fisted control keeping citizens in line, there are those immediate gratification distractions. I am not sure which I fear more, but I know that I, for one, am much more likely to wind up seduced into that Huxleyan form of control. My new MacBook Pro is pretty sweet and those kittens on YouTube load up faster than any news site. Budget crisis? I dunno... I am still try to see if that ferret can get its head out of that toilet paper tube.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com