The BNW society takes advantages of their findings to modify the behavior of all people through various stimuli, response systems, rewards and punishments.
Two techniques of instituting this are those of Pavlov and Skinner. All their thoughts and actions are conditioned to a set pattern. From the moment of conception, a human is subjected to technological conditioning that continues throughout their lifetime. This is made possible through developmental conditioning. Everyone thinks the same, acts the same, and generally lives the same in their respective class orders. This element precludes individuality and will later incite conflict. Its motto becomes “community, identity, stability,” and anything that promotes social disorder is quickly eliminated. Attributing their new foundation to the industrial enterpriser, Henry Ford, the BNW society begins to take shape. The answer is found in advanced technology. Near the end of this period, humanity as a whole grows tired of war and destruction, and therefore decides to search for answers through other means. This revolution is a direct result of a “Nine Years War:” a war so devastating that it nearly extinguishes life on earth. This future is indeed a “revolution of revolutions” in that societal norms go through a radical change into completely innovative, but sometimes corrupt, forms. Huxley, however, focuses on warning the reader about problems that may develop in the future such as promiscuity, lack of intimacy, etc.
He does so by portraying a future BNW society that is supposedly perfect in every way. In the science fiction novel Brave New World, Aldous Huxley shows a “revolution of revolutions” resulting from technological advances.
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