Jon enjoyed it as usual. I’m a Huxley acolyte from way back . I wrote a paper on him when I was in high school and have read most of his novels and a lot of his essays. On Brave New World - we may be closer to that than 1984 but BNW is premised on control through pleasure. The society we’re actually getting seems ahnedonic and unhappy . That’s actually not BNW.
Tucker Carlson was always complaining about liquor stores being open during COVID. But I remember thinking, would it make you happy if they too were closed?
The contemporary wokeists do think they are making us better people . They have more in common with old progressives than you realize.Both historic groups are largely humorless people given to coercion and endless moral hectoring.You can see a pretty clear line from Margaret Sanger to today.As for eugenics- hmm - think of abortion and Down’s syndrome.
As for progress, if you mean we
all support change for the better, that’s largely true.
If you have the time listen to Tyler Cowens podcast with John Gray. I think Gray gets the better of him.
Jon enjoyed it as usual. I’m a Huxley acolyte from way back . I wrote a paper on him when I was in high school and have read most of his novels and a lot of his essays. On Brave New World - we may be closer to that than 1984 but BNW is premised on control through pleasure. The society we’re actually getting seems ahnedonic and unhappy . That’s actually not BNW.
Tucker Carlson was always complaining about liquor stores being open during COVID. But I remember thinking, would it make you happy if they too were closed?
The contemporary wokeists do think they are making us better people . They have more in common with old progressives than you realize.Both historic groups are largely humorless people given to coercion and endless moral hectoring.You can see a pretty clear line from Margaret Sanger to today.As for eugenics- hmm - think of abortion and Down’s syndrome.
As for progress, if you mean we
all support change for the better, that’s largely true.
If you have the time listen to Tyler Cowens podcast with John Gray. I think Gray gets the better of him.
Great line: “Both historic groups are largely humorless people given to coercion and endless moral hectoring.”
I don't think the people in BNW were any happier than we are. Pleasure shouldn't be confused with genuine happiness/joy.
Agree
💯 Thank you! I think about this often!
H/T! Another bull's eye! I envy your talent for writing so much so well.