The result exactly fulfilled all the theoretical predictions. The land wasn't properly worked; there were strikes in all the factories; the laws were set at naught, orders disobeyed; all the people detailed for a spell of low-grade work were perpetually intriguing for high-grade jobs, and all the people with high-grade jobs were counter-intriguing at all costs to stay where they were.
Within six years they were having a first-class civil war. When nineteen out of the twenty-two thousand had been killed, the survivors unanimously petitioned the World Controllers to resume the government of the island. Which they did. And that was the end of the only society of Alphas that the world has ever seen. Note: in the book the Alphas were the high IQ social caste of the society and they usually had positions of leadership, they made the decisions and exercised control over the other classes.
The population growth was controlled and "modeled on the iceberg-eight-ninths below the water line, one-ninth above. Even though higher-IQ people can better understand the minds of others and tend to cooperate they might end up squabbling: "If an entire group of individuals with higher IQs are together for a reasonably long period of time, we should expect them to find more win-win outcomes, growing a bigger pie that they can squabble over later.
Resentment - because some will get the short end of the stick and end up doing menial and trivial tasks - big egos, low agreeableness, and the Peter Principle can lead to conflict situations.
The Peter Principle is a concept in management that states that the selection for a candidate is based on the success in his current role rather than the intended role, candidates are promoted until they reach a level of incompetence. Source: Nevit Dilmen, CC0. Possible solution: initial rotation system which should determine if the candidate is fit for the role and also likes his new job - this should improve the level of work satisfaction.
Some people might discover that they love working with the land, with animals, to work in factories, to work outdoors, to work with people instead of working with machines, to work with machines instead of working with people.
Some people might actively want to change their demanding, stressful jobs with something less stressful and demanding. Some people might want a professional reconversion and to learn new skills - high IQ people usually need to be intellectually stimulated and learning new skills is a great way to do that. Menial and repetitive tasks will almost certainly be replaced with automated processes.
Another possible solution: better control over the initial parameters and variables in the experiment. Instead of letting the folks battle over jobs and job titles, let them be established beforehand.
After all, intelligent people can be found in all walks of life. Take Christopher Langan for example. He is considered one of the smartest men in the world yet he has a humble CV: he took labour-intensive jobs, worked as a construction worker, cowboy, Forest Service Ranger, farmhand and bouncer.
So work ensures the stability of the state. So as the extract shows people do the work for which they are best suited. In addition people with limited intelligence e. Epsilons enjoy doing the work that suits them. To sum up work is a way of keeping people happy, even if it appears that the work is not always necessary. The major premise of the novel is the idea that happiness is the quality that most people seek.
The achievement of happiness basically is the reason why the World State has had to change the people and society dramatically. Happiness and satisfaction leads to stability and therefore work plays an important role to keep the society function. Where would I prefer to live? First I thought there is nothing better than feeling always happy and satisfied without any doubts and problems. But that is the problem when you live in a society without any real deep emotions and feelings.
In my opinion the most attractive thing in a futuristic world is the absence of hunger, illness, danger and natural catastrophes. Nobody has to suffer. Honestly that is the only reason why I would prefer to live in that world.
What about relationships and family? Right: it does not exist! And why? Because babies are produced artificial in vitro and therefore there is no natural bond between mother and child like in our world. You do not have a family who supports you, who can give you advice or with who you can share luck and happiness. Another point is romance and love, also things which do not exist.
It is more a sexual basis and an occupation without any emotions. However it is frightening to see that the people in a futuristic world are not able to deal with problems and difficult situations. I cannot imagine living in a world in which a drug solves problems although they are not solved yet because they still exist. But the worse thing in that futuristic world is that you are not able to live an individual life, with own decisions and own goals for the future.
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