Reading Technocracy to Technopoly I found it quite interesting, brushing on the topics of things should be done based on principles. A quote I decided to use was " a belief in all principles through which invention succeeds: objectivity, efficiency, expertise, standardization measurement and progress." During the 19th centuries, ideas and inventions were always pursued with the used of machinery. As Gideon quotes "Everyone invented, who ever owned an enterprise sought ways and means to make his more speedily, more perfectly, and often of improve beauty." Technology is changing everyday, in our eyes improving, satisfying our needs. Furthermore; "the idea that it could be done, should be done" was reflecting upon the 19th centuries.
A proposal was made stating that technological process worked best "when people are not conceived of God or even as citizens but as consumers, that is to say markets." I am in quite more of a neutral matter upon this statement. Yes i do believe that humans have a strong comparison to the markets, we are efficient, and we make progress. The idea itself that we are just consumers is absurd. We are dependent on technology because we choose to be. Like the Englishmen William Blake once said "faith in machinery". This idea that we place our faith in machinery is quite to the extreme. In our civilized world, we have become too accustomed through the use of machines. Blake mentions the "menace" that comes with faith in technology. We civilized human beings are well capable of being able to function, and put our faith aside.
In Brave New World, I have found a correlation in which their society relates to Gideon's quote. In their world, there is a high advancement and efficiency through the use of machines. Huxley describes their technology as speedily, perfect, and progress. Huxley portrays Brave New World as completely dependent on machinery, such as the "Hatchery".
