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Brave New World Today there are strong debates and questions about the extraordinary breakthroughs in science such as cloning, in communications through the Internet with its never ending pool of knowledge, and the increasing level of immersion in entertainment. People facing the 21st century are trying to determine whether these new realities of life will enhance it and bring life as they know it to a great unprecedented level, or if these new products will …

…s society, versus the enviably sheltered lives of the Brave New World populace. As entertainment becomes more and more extreme and cutting edge in our time, I wonder if virtual reality will take the audience on a soma-like trip into its deep unconscious? Can a new medium with even more bells and whistles than television waste even more of an individual's time? One can already see the wasting of the individual in our near future.