Quote by Lewis Mumford

We have created an industrial order geared to automatism, where feeble-mindedness, native or acquired, is necessary for docile productivity in the factory; and where a pervasive neurosis is the final gift of the meaningless life that issues forth at the other end.

We have created an industrial order geared to automatism, wh

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This quote suggests that our modern industrial society has been designed to prioritize automation and efficiency at the expense of intellectual capacity and mental well-being. The system encourages individuals with limited intelligence to easily conform and contribute to the factory production, while simultaneously fostering a widespread state of anxiety and discontentment. Ultimately, it portrays a bleak and hollow existence that arises from a life devoid of purpose and meaning.

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