In Technopoly, Neil Postman Technocracy is all about the invention of tools and techniques. According to Postman, Technopoly deifies technology. Because of the elevation of technology, traditional theological and social beliefs that once existed are gradually fading away. In a technocracy, society citizens have “developed a profound belief in all the principles through which invention succeeds” (42). Objectivity, efficiency, and progress are held up as ideal. Progress is very present in Brave New World, it is a society focused on progress, and created according to it. The government strived to reach utopia and in doing so created dystopia. The citizens of World State base their life around progress because to them "Progress is lovely" (Huxley 98). This constant need for progress brings forth a lack of morals in Brave New World which is seen threw their sex games and multi partner relationships which in fact detracts from their social progress. Efficiency also plays a key role in Brave new world take “Phosphorous Recovery” (Huxely 73) for instance this program allows dying people to go on being socially useful even after they are dead by cremating human remains and using their phosphorus as fertilizer.
Frederick Winslow Taylor an American engineer sought to improve industrial efficiency, is much like Henry Ford who plays a big role in Brave New World. Henry Ford is the man on which the entire World State's system and religion is based on. His mass production of the Model-T led to the idea of mass-produced people. Everything about human reproduction is technologically managed to maximize efficiency and profit. The importance of Henry ford is shown when faith in Christ has been replaced by Faith in Ford, a mythologized version of Henry Ford.
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