Brian_1349
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Gratitude Good for Your Wallet and Your Soul David DeSteno
There are two opposite views on dystopian future of the humanity. The first is control-obsessed fascist state portrayed in “1984”. The second is much more interesting to me. “Brave New World” is not about direct control and domination of the state, it is about humanity’s inability to remain human beings. Human nature fails to sustain intself and people transform to lazy and passive animals as a result.
Consumerism is the best portrayal of Huxley’s ideas. Americans of the XXI century do not care about their country, the future of their own kids and great ideas we’ve once had as a nation. I am not against capitalism as it is the only viable economic system we have right now but without reasonable limitations we are going to shrink in senseless consumption without an end. Look at statistics:
Don’t you think these figures demonstrate the beginning of economic collapse that ig going to destroy our nation from within? Being a senseless consumption machine our society is not getting anywhere.
There are two opposite views on dystopian future of the humanity. The first is control-obsessed fascist state portrayed in “1984”. The second is much more interesting to me. “Brave New World” is not about direct control and domination of the state, it is about humanity’s inability to remain human beings. Human nature fails to sustain intself and people transform to lazy and passive animals as a result.
Consumerism is the best portrayal of Huxley’s ideas. Americans of the XXI century do not care about their country, the future of their own kids and great ideas we’ve once had as a nation. I am not against capitalism as it is the only viable economic system we have right now but without reasonable limitations we are going to shrink in senseless consumption without an end. Look at statistics:
- The average credit card debt per cardholder is $5,100, and expected to increase to $6,500 by the end of the year.
- The average consumer carries 4 credit cards. While the average household carries $6,500 of debt.
- 4.5 percent of cardholders are 60 or more days late in their payments.
- Roughly 2 – 2.5 million Americans seek the help of a credit counselor each year to avoid bankruptcy.
Don’t you think these figures demonstrate the beginning of economic collapse that ig going to destroy our nation from within? Being a senseless consumption machine our society is not getting anywhere.