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So why was it a dystopia again?

>> No.13016889

Your life experience is being limited by an over earing government. Regardless of what dopamine they feed you, the point is supposed to be that freedom > happiness.

>> No.13016901

>>13016889
Why tho?

>> No.13016909

>>13016901
dopamine self regulates, its a futile endevaur trying to chase it. Do blow everyday for a month and youll see.

>> No.13017261

>>13016901
I guess you would have to decide whether you value a meaningless high over freedom, art, literature, and culture. intrinsic vs. extrinsic

>> No.13017275

>>13016901
Was Agave happy when she tore her son apart whilst in a bacchic frenzy?

>> No.13017367

>>13016909
Will do

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>>13016863

people were kept at an infantile emotional level
basically sex, drugs and rock and roll
Mustapha Monde is quite clear about the society's goals: stability

when reading it in high school, we all asked your question to each other, mostly because of all the pussy everyoine was getting

>> No.13017655

>>13016909
yeah, but that's not the point - even if this weren't the case, such a world would still be profoundly evil

libtards b like
>>13016863
>>13016901

>> No.13017752

>>13017261
I’ve had meaningful highs

>> No.13017780

>>13017752

Talking about the kids on soma though baby

>> No.13017782

>>13016863
Cause God and shiet

>> No.13017786

>>13017752
No you haven't.

>> No.13017809

>>13017655
>libtards
bitch what? I have literally never met a leftie in real life who thinks BNW's world is just
t. sjw libtard cuck who is exclusively friends with other sjw libtard cucks and a few centrists

>> No.13017813

>>13017809
leftists unconsciously push us towards BNW

>> No.13017833

>>13017813
>dude you're brainwashed and you're spreading that brainwashing to everyone in the population by accident

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>>13017833
guess agaim

>> No.13017862

>>13017845
literally nobody takes TED seriously, or at least none of my libtard friends do (including me)

>> No.13017887

>>13017862
Regardless, leftism represents an idea of unity, which can be seen in the driving force of most of their policies. As technology progresses and makes complete unity more and more possible, it will inevitably lead to brave new world, where everyone is basically a part of a societal machine.

>> No.13017895

>>13017887
that is insanely cynical, but I can't really think of an argument against it, so okay

>> No.13017908

>>13017895
It definitely is cynical, but when I say brave new world I don't literally mean we'll be living in the world as laid out in the novel. I just mean a world where everyone's insignificance reaches a peak and society basically becomes God in lieu of an ubermensch or a return to God

>> No.13017921

Anyone read BNW Revisited? Is it any good? I don't like reading political nonfiction so I've avoided it.

>> No.13017961

>>13017921
Always seemed like a cash grab to me

>> No.13017980

>>13017921
Apocalyptic predictions about overpopulation that have not been borne out and a shallow analysis of advertising that is of cursory interest if you haven't heard it before. You can skip it