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Unintended Consequences of Tech

By: David Werdiger
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Feb 17
1 min read

Everyone talks about Orwell when it comes to tech and control, but Aldous Huxley might’ve been more accurate. What started as “social” media is now endless short-form entertainment.


Huxley even imagined a drug called soma — something that kept people happy, numb, and compliant.

Click the link below to watch this clip that ties it all together brilliantly:

Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy, the – Television, The Drug Of The Nation [full official video]

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