Offer your opinion.
2006-09-03 10:25:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Beer. TV. Wine. Rock Music.
2006-09-03 11:28:13 · answer #1 · answered by Pan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean drug-wise, that's difficult since Huxley had tried Fly Agaric extract (soma) and was convinced if it was just standardised and purified it would be a completely trouble-free pacifying "high" (he was wrong on that one). My answer to that would be that there IS no soma, nor ever will be. The concept is just plain wrong.
However, if you're referring to the calming normalising tranquillising effect, I think it's provided admirably - not by an all-powerful state as Huxley thought but by the corporate world. In short, by our own aggregate behaviour. Shopping, poor food, TV, internet, the works. All the "easy" choices that society keeps offering us, and offering us, and offering us every day; strangely, a more insidious form of control than even Huxley dreamed up.
2006-09-03 12:18:31 · answer #2 · answered by hedgewizard 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Today's SOMA is reading classics like "Brave New World".
2006-09-03 17:09:37 · answer #3 · answered by El Guapo 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Internet
2006-09-03 14:45:23 · answer #4 · answered by ckmclements 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
issues we are saying in the present day - The Beatles Play for in the present day - The medical care Breath in the present day - Flyleaf Love in the present day - Mika in the present day - Smashing Pumpkins Love's in want of affection in the present day - Stevie ask your self stay For in the present day - 3 doorways Down in the present day My Love - 311 in the present day Your Love, the next day the worldwide - The Ramones i like You extra in the present day than the former day the next day human beings - Ziggy Marley hi the next day - Zebrahead All the next day's party - Velvet Revolver the next day i would be You - Thursday the next day Morning - Jack Johnson All My Tomorrows - Frank Sinatra the next day in no way is time-honored with of - Beatles the former day - Beatles Worst Day through fact the former day - Flogging Molly Yesterdays - weapons N Roses From the former day - 30 Seconds To Mars There are a good number of songs...
2016-11-24 20:11:28 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me, at the moment, it's Yahoo answers!
It blocks out pain and takes me away from the trials of everyday life
2006-09-03 17:02:17 · answer #6 · answered by Patchouli Pammy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the last answer, except you need to keep in mind that your the one (and I'm the one) providing these corporations with their markets. No one's force feeding it to you. You have alternatives, they're just not as exiting/pretty/fun.
There is no conspiracy
2006-09-03 13:14:23 · answer #7 · answered by hispas333 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Macdonalds.
2006-09-03 10:30:48 · answer #8 · answered by stef555stef 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nicotine or sugar gets my vote. Or TV.
2006-09-03 11:58:17 · answer #9 · answered by correrafan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fox News.
OK I answered your question, now back to my Victory Gin.
2006-09-03 10:27:11 · answer #10 · answered by chante 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋