Comment standardization of life, optimization of society (Score 1) 308
"Any marked departure from what Joe Dobson and his fellow citizens wear and eat and how they amuse themselves will arouse comment.... It is astonishing how easily the great majority of us fall into step with our neighbors. And after all, is the standardization of life to be deplored if we can have a house like Joe Dobson's?"
Hey, why stop there? Let's Optimize Society Further!
"The society of the year 2000 finds that it functions more efficiently, and with greater profit yield, if all dangerous thought is eliminated from its citizens. For this purpose, the branch of Joe Dobson's government known as the SS has constructed special camps with "bath houses", as well as incineration facilities, to which it transports, by MagLev train, individuals with non-preapproved thoughts. The compelling threat of execution notwithstanding, it is astonishing how easily the great majority of us fall into step with our neighbors. And after all, is the standardization of life to be deplored if we can have a house like Joe Dobson's?"
