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His rather cynical and sarcastic humor is on display in this section about land grant colleges and agribusiness.

Everything this year seems to be about the Odyssey! Even a book written in the 70s is talking about the Odyssey! It is probably time I revisited it. I haven't read it since college. I'm not sure if I've ever read the whole thing start to finish even though I read it in high school and college. Time to find a good translation.

A very interesting discussion on sexuality, sex differences, and the roles of men and women. He ties it all back to control of energy and agriculture.

It is interesting reading this in 2026 50+ years after it was written. We live in a world full of the agritech he discusses and the predictions about big Ag and small farms have borne out. It is sad to see what is happening to our land, water, and food in the name of money and efficiency. The futuristic promises are often too good to be true.

Chapter 5 was a lot of food for thought. (Sorry for the pun. Unintentional) Lots of interesting concepts about technology, labor, food, and how we live our lives. Very in line with Paul Kingsnorth's ideas about Ahriman and the Machine. And it elucidates in philosophical form much of what is wrong with the World State's approach to food and agriculture in Brave New World.

Pneumatic tubes ... Pneumatic is how they describe "sexy" women in Brave New World.