![]() Technology can't bring about evolution, evinced in the fact that the Children are not utilizing technology when they transcend to join the Overmind. The Overlords, who are more advanced than humans, are at a technological dead-end. Technology in this novel brings about positive changes for the human race, such as the ability to travel anywhere, timesaving devices, reliable birth control, etc. Utopia is actually the end, not the apotheosis, of the human race. They have no more possibility and few areas in which to progress. People are relatively happy but they are complaisant to an inordinate degree. There are no more dreams or hopes, no more stunning works of art. ![]() In this novel, utopia to some extent is achieved-crime, racism, war, and backbreaking labor have vanished-but humanity is also left dulled, stagnant, and bored. Unfortunately, that rarely seems to be the case. ![]() Many believe that a world without strife or conflict, a world of likeminded individuals all concerned with security, safety, and camaraderie would be beneficial for the human race, and would be evidence of man's ability to perfect himself. ![]() The concept of utopia is one that has obsessed philosophers for centuries. ![]()
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