Open post alex @puer_robustus@fosstodon.org · 7mo ago Replying to @puer_robustus@fosstodon.org <p>Finished reading Huxley's "Science, Liberty and Peace". Almost eerie how relevant the topics he discusses are at exactly _this_ point in time: the role of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>science</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>technology</span></a> in the ever increasing <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>power</span></a> in the hands of few, the exploited & manipulated position workers find themselves in, blind belief in inevitable progress used to defend all kinds of injustices in the present, the dangers of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nationalism</span></a>, the role of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>war</span></a>, and frailty of arms control.</p> He also sketches out alternative ways forward into a better future: #decentralisation, #self-reliance, non-violent #protest.
Open post alex @puer_robustus@fosstodon.org · 7mo ago Replying to @puer_robustus@fosstodon.org He also sketches out alternative ways forward into a better future: #decentralisation, #self-reliance, non-violent #protest. I can wholeheartedly recommend reading the essay. It is freely available here https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20150551 thanks to the efforts of the volunteers at Faded Page! fadedpage.com Science, Liberty And Peace Science, Liberty and Peace is an essay written by Aldous Huxley, published in 1946. The essay is an opinionated discussion covering a wide range of subjects reflecting Huxley's views towards society at that time. He puts forward a number of predictions, many of which turned out to be true up to 60 years later. A consistent theme throughout the essay is Huxley's preference towards a decentralised society.