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. In that case the average
man may have control over certain private machines of his own, such as his car or his personal computer, but
control over large systems of machines will be in the hands of a tiny elite - just as it is today, but with two
differences. Due to improved techniques the elite will have greater control over the masses; and because human
work will no longer be necessary the masses will be superfluous, a useless burden on the system. If the elite is
ruthless they may simply decide to exterminate the mass of humanity. If they are humane they may use propaganda
or other psychological or biological techniques to reduce the birth rate until the mass of humanity becomes extinct,
leaving the world to the elite. Or, if the elite consists of soft-hearted liberals, they may decide to play the role of
good shepherds to the rest of the human race. They will see to it that everyone's physical needs are satisfied, that
all children are raised under psychologically hygienic conditions, that everyone has a wholesome hobby to keep
him busy, and that anyone who may become dissatisfied undergoes "treatment" to cure his "problem." Of course,
life will be so purposeless that people will have to be biologically or psychologically engineered either to remove
their need for the power process or make them "sublimate" their drive for power into some harmless hobby.
These engineered human beings may be happy in such a society, but they will most certainly not be free
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