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I believe that a 'dystopia' such as Brave New World is actually extremely desirable. CMV.

Brave New World, as I understand it, paints the picture of a world in which society has sacrificed freedom for happiness. Everybody is happy - but their lives are mapped out for them by someone else. Most people I have talked to believe that this is, simply put, wrong. 

But I can't agree!

It seems to me that the 'freedom' that everybody champions is illusory. People talk about freedom of identity; self-discovery, self-invention, yet - "no man is an island" - physics and chemistry demonstrate that the atoms we are made of interact and evolve according to rigid and immutable laws; the unquestioned theory of evolution apparently appears to state that conscious beings evolve from non-conscious cells in an entirely deterministic fashion; in short, our understanding of the world tells us that we are but complex clockwork, and do not make 'choices'.

Of course, we do *feel* alive, and in control. We live inside our own heads, and experience our lives vividly and as if we were at the helm of our own ship, steering and changing course whimsically and arbitrarily, without acknowledging the cataclysm of minute quantum and electromagnetic phenomena that convert the information fed to us by our surroundings into our 'decisions'. Since all conceptions of 'responsibility' and 'purpose' occur at this interpretive, once-removed level, it would be silly to argue that determinism strips us of either - however it seems to me that people are all too keen to forget that all notions of 'identity', 'individuality', 'choice' are only convenient, macroscopic notions that exist at an interpretative level. 

If we were given a chance to sacrifice this illusory 'freedom' for chemical happiness, why would we ever want to refuse it?

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If you wish to respond to this argument by contesting determinism, which is somewhat axiomatic in the above, could you please do so in depth? Truth be told, this viewpoint exhausts me - I feel antisocial and cynical - but I have come to regard it as inevitable. Therefore, I would be very grateful if you would take the time to attempt to change my view!
gpt
BNW could be a perfect society. 

If you can accept that nobody can decide about his own life anymore. It gets randoy determined what role you have to play in society and *you will play it*. Of course youre playing it happily because you're conditioned to do so but you have no free choice. Societies like this (also Communism for that matter) always have to suppress individuality and personal freedom because of the human nature itself. Every human is different and has his own opinions, humanity is not a homogeneous mass. Therefore the people have to be **totally** controlled in a way that prevents critical thinking. Otherwise there will always be that one kid that doesnt buy your propaganda and is not content with the way society works.

 You can either choose between a society with individuals where there are critical voices or total suppression of everything that makes us human individuals. In BNW you could basically switch every member of one class out for another because they have no individuality whatsoever. Due to conditioning they have all the same limited few interests. All betas and gammas like to get to the countryside to play some sort of golf or whatever. In that world nothing could surprise you in a conversation because everybody has the same thoughts like you. 

If you prefer a static society where individuality doesnt exist and it doesnt matter if **you** exist at all BNW is nice for you. If you want to have interests that differ from the norm or ask questions how things work, why things work the way they do and if you think you can live happily without drugs and an education that hammers your behaviour into your mind "normal" societies fit you better.