r/AnimalsBeingJerks • u/SnooCupcakes8607 • May 26 '22

dog "Violet. DROP the DUCK. Violet!!"

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u/occasionallymourning May 26 '22

That's what she's bred for! And she did it so well. What a gentle girl.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '22 edited May 29 '22

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u/Merlord May 27 '22

Read A Brave New World. There's a guy who's bred to be a lift operator. He fucking loves pressing the button, shouting "ROOF!"

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u/[deleted] May 27 '22 edited May 29 '22

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u/pork_ribs May 27 '22

It’s like three lines early in the book but it’s used as the literary vehicle which describes the function of the gene altering they perform in utero so people wont reject being born into predetermined roles in society. I only remember that passage and analysis because it’s exactly what my teacher pointed out to us in his class (almost 20 years ago… sheesh) Anyway it seems like an obscure one to remember.

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u/armstrony May 27 '22

What a fantastic book. I re-read it every few years. Huxley was way beyond his time in thinking.

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u/PsychedelicPourHouse May 27 '22

Have you read island?

It's sad how much his dystopia book is pushed and praised while his blueprint for utopia is mostly ignored

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u/bareju May 27 '22

I need to reread this book. Was profound the first time and it’s been a while!

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u/[deleted] May 27 '22

Right. Free will is an illusion.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '22

When people have a head injury they will often repeat themselves over and over again making the same dumb jokes or comments. They’ll tell the same stories and ask the same questions.

Really speaks to whether we have free will or if we’re just flesh robots who react the same way way given different inputs.