Before English class was started today, we had a short discussion regarding how a purge would benefit/hinder society. One of the people in the class suggested that it would be good to take all the people who weigh down on society (ie: those who intentionally live off the system), and remove them from the plane of existence - annihilation. After explaining how the plan would form and execute, the end result was a dystopia, entering into the realm of 1984, A Brave New World, and The Island.
One of my issues with the overall annihilation of laziness from society is that laziness helps to define parts of society, and feats therein. We, as the human race, generally define virtue and meaning based off of the opposite: cowardice vs bravery, war vs peace, and dull vs intelligence - just to name a few. The same stands for laziness, where the opposite tends to be hard working and prosperous. Just as there is no true meaning to good without evil, there is no work without laziness.
My feeling is that the end result would lie in a cold, bland, monochromatic world, where the only true escape from reality would be death - the only real freedom. There would be little difference between people, as errors in development would be fixed or eradicated during a child's early growth. The end result would be a product with very little variation from the rest of the line, living a life with similar interests and dislikes as the rest of it's world. Each person has some form of laziness, and it's what defines who they are.
What you learned about me:
- Laziness is good: a little.
One of my issues with the overall annihilation of laziness from society is that laziness helps to define parts of society, and feats therein. We, as the human race, generally define virtue and meaning based off of the opposite: cowardice vs bravery, war vs peace, and dull vs intelligence - just to name a few. The same stands for laziness, where the opposite tends to be hard working and prosperous. Just as there is no true meaning to good without evil, there is no work without laziness.
My feeling is that the end result would lie in a cold, bland, monochromatic world, where the only true escape from reality would be death - the only real freedom. There would be little difference between people, as errors in development would be fixed or eradicated during a child's early growth. The end result would be a product with very little variation from the rest of the line, living a life with similar interests and dislikes as the rest of it's world. Each person has some form of laziness, and it's what defines who they are.
What you learned about me:
- Laziness is good: a little.
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