Dystopias as Collective Intelligence
CategoriesMy friend Kenoli Oleari introduced me to Neil Postman's fascinating comparison of Orwell's and Huxley's dystopias.
I like to think that through dialogue and deliberation we could navigate between them, co-creating something decent, meaningful and sustainable together, not sliding over either precipice. I like to think that in a wise democracy, thoughtful prophetic fiction like Orwell's and Huxley's would be a useful warning, part of the society's collectively intelligent capacity to reflect into the future..
posted by Tom Atlee on Saturday February 12 2005
updated on Saturday September 24 2005URL of this article:
http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/tom_atlee/2005/02/12/dystopias_as_collective_intelligence.htm
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