In the exploration if utopias and dystopias we find two books that are so different but at the same time they are very similar, “Amusing Ourselves to Death” by Neil Postman and “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley are two powerful critiques of modern society. I find a connection between the two books because they both provide critiques about the dangers of technology in today’s society.
The differences they have is that Brave New World is centered in a modern full of technology dystopia where everything is given by pleasure. Technology on this book is so advanced that progress leads to a dehumanized society. Which leads to a pursuit of pleasure and gratification, facilitated by technology, that has as a result the loss of individuality and meaningful human connections. On the other hand, Amusing Ourselves to death is a critique about how television has change our society nowadays, affection our influence of visual media and our public discourse. These 2 books reflect on our present reality were the influence of technology is a challenge to our society.