There are no family units.Įmbryos are sorted and given hormonal treatments based on their destined societal classification, which from highest to lowest are Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Epsilon. There are no mothers and fathers as natural procreation is outlawed. You might recall that Huxley wrote the classic novel “Brave New World,” in which he presents a dystopian vision of a future society known as the “World State,” a society ruled by science and efficiency, where emotions and individuality have been eradicated and personal relationships are few.Ĭhildren are cloned and bred in “hatcheries,” where they are conditioned for their role in society from an early age. Interestingly, they both developed lung cancer. Wallace was smoking on the set, but that was natural back then, and Rod Serling, who produced the “Twilight Zone,” did the same. It really is a great glimpse from the past. The video above features a 1958 interview of Aldous Huxley with Mike Wallace. Hence, the way to protect against it is to insist on decentralization. Huxley argues that in order to create the dystopian future presented in his book, you have to centralize wealth, power and control.The World Economic Forum’s 2030 agenda includes the strangely ominous dictum that “you will own nothing and be happy.” Huxley’s ideas appear to have influenced the technocracy’s planning.Today, social media platforms and search engines use sophisticated artificial intelligence algorithms to push certain kinds of information in front of us. Huxley predicted the technological capability to bypass reason and manipulate behavior through subliminal means.“Brave New World” demonstrates the naiveté of such hopes by showing what can happen when technology is taken to its extreme. When Huxley wrote the book, optimism about technological advancements were high and there was widespread belief that technology would solve many of the world’s problems.Aldous Huxley wrote “ Brave New World,” a nightmarish vision of a future society known as the “World State,” ruled by science and efficiency, where emotions and individuality have been eradicated and personal relationships are few.Subscribe to The Defender's Top News of the Day.