Brave New World: Blog #1

Obviously, none of Huxley’s predictions have come true exactly. For that matter, none of The Jetson’s or Back to the Future’s predictions have come true exactly. Predicting the future is a tricky business, whether done seriously or in jest. However, there are elements of truth in Huxley’s vision of the world. Discuss some of these. Which aspects of Brave New World’s society seemed most relevant in 2009? Which most far-fetched? Why?

Huxely has made some extreme predictions about what the future would be like. Most of his predictions aren't true. However, there are a couple parts of Huxely's World State society that is already happening now in 2009. A lot of it revolves around procreation. We have developed multiple forms of birth control. We also have ways to create babies outside of the womb. It's very similar to the Huxely's vision of bottle babies. But, there were some predictions that did seem very far-fetched. For example, the annihilation of all history. That's seems ridiculous. Also, the fact that everyone is pre-destined into a caste (social class) that they never can get out of. And, finally, another outrageous vision of the future as to be stopping all forms of religion and worshiping Henry Ford?! I find that highly unlikely. But, in general, there are some aspects in the society of Brave New World that can relate to our society in 2009. The advancement of technology has become more rapid in the past century and at this rate, we'll discover much more new exciting things about our world that we live in. And, I believe with this advancement in technology, we will start to live much easier lives as well as attaining a better understanding of our world. I still think that Huxely's vision of the future is a little out there. But, who knows what the future will bring? We certainly don't...