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Much like 1984 by Orwell it doesn't go far enough, both assume there will be humans in control that aren't as strongly or more under the influence of hyper-real superstition, and actively use coercive technologies to keep other people in line without being fully subject to them. It's quite the happy path compared to contemporary 'Reddit occupied government'-style of political governance.

One should also note that Aldous Huxley (like his brother) was a eugenicist, and people being distracted from performing their eugenic duties is a fear that echoes in his supposed dystopies. See e.g. https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1927/10/a-note-on-eug...:

"[D]eficients are not only preserved: they are also permitted to multiply their kind."


jcynix
IIRC Huxley became rather sceptical in his later works regarding "eugenics" or in general "scientific dictatorship" as a solution to the social problems of humanity.

I may have to re-read his work "Ends and Means" sometime later, but I'm quite sure that calling him an "eugenicist" is too easy.

EDIT: fixed typo

cess11 OP
He supported Muller's germinal choice scheme, according to In the Name of Eugenics, p. 262-263: http://pinguet.free.fr/kevles1985.pdf

What sources is it you remember?

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