tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7168132512151707847.post6030913018372042095..comments2023-03-26T21:41:54.135-07:00Comments on FREEDOM's ORATOR : Aldous Huxley -1958 Freedom's Oratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165358987005831882noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7168132512151707847.post-38173022141460774452014-10-11T15:08:43.775-07:002014-10-11T15:08:43.775-07:00P.S. That was kind of funny, given the subject. It...P.S. That was kind of funny, given the subject. It said 'please prove you're not a robot' :)Sol Invictushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236451908614295553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7168132512151707847.post-19179033801524502842014-10-11T15:07:16.850-07:002014-10-11T15:07:16.850-07:009 minutes onwards. 'Drugs to change our state ...9 minutes onwards. 'Drugs to change our state of mind'. And a little beforehand, 'technology is neutral in itself'. This ought to be questioned: I think Huxley was just being a gentleman by agreeing that it's 'neutral'. Part of the problem is that by the time we notice there's a problem with any new technology, we've already bought into it. Then it's pretty easy to say 'you thought life was better before? But you use it too so you're a hypocrite or a lunatic or probably both. I have to admit that a fighter jet is an impressive and beautiful machine, for instance. And then you wonder about what it's for. And you may also wonder why the number of psychological disorders is increasing all the time (they just vote them into existence). Some are real but how can 'new' ones arise? And then the disconnect between what people say, one on one, and what our 'representatives' dare to say above the howls of the audience. It's a crazy world - maybe if we stay crazy, we'll get through it?Sol Invictushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236451908614295553noreply@blogger.com