Further, any negative comments get amplified through social media and sting that much more.
When disconnected from that and facing loneliness or boredom, we feel disconcerted and down. The endorphin rush you feel from each additional “like" is very real. Data is tracked to increase scrolling time and viewing time, all of which leads to greater profits for social media and Google through more ads. Corporations pay for ads, targeted at users. And what do we achieve? Poor sleep quality, rocky relationships, worse mental health, and loss of time.įormer executives from major search engines and social media platforms express their concerns about the addictiveness of social media. A WhistleOut research study conducted with 1000 users found that, on average, phone use amounts to 3 hours per day. We are no longer mindful, filling up every spare moment with scrolling and surfing, often without purpose. You stare for a second at that single “savage” on the subway reading a book and return to the oblivion of your phone. You reach for the comfort and escape of your phone and social media.Īt home, at work, on the subway, at a red light, or whenever a moment of silence or idleness presents itself, your fingers itch for that technological soma. When you shop alone and stand in line at the grocery store, what do you do? Do you strike up a conversation with a fellow shopper? Most often, the answer is no. Yet while reading the novel, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I am being swallowed into a society of consumerism, immediacy, and technological soma.
Whether ’tis better in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows or outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing end them…But you don’t do either. Getting rid of everything unpleasant instead of learning to put up with it. The following words of one such “savage” perfectly describe the new society: Among other things, they don’t have the luxury of soma, a substance similar to alcohol or drugs but without the negative side effects. People who cannot conform to society and live differently are dubbed savages. Even hobbies must generate income through complex equipment and fees. Simple pleasures are frowned upon, especially if they’re free. …most men and women will grow up to love their servitude and will never dream of revolution.Īny entertainment suitable to your position in society is available at a moment’s notice. Their creators alter genes and conditioning so that they grow up feeling they are serving their purpose. Babies are born in labs to a certain class predestined for specific jobs. In Aldous Huxley’s dystopian society, kids have sex yet do not bear children. Photo by Peerapon Chantharainthron on Unsplash
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