"Wheels must turn steadily, but cannot turn untended. There must be men to tend them, men as steady as the wheels upon axles, sane men, obedient men, stable in contentment." (Huxley 42)
Here, Huxley describes how we require guidance as a species, which can only happen with the help of technology. Mustapha Mond is giving a speech on how life has changed in Brave New World. He states how before a system had been put in place, humans experienced a predator-prey cycle. This relationship works as follows: As food supply increases, people to eat that food are born. However, this causes food to deplete, which in turn causes mass starvation. The result is excess food, which raises the population, restarting the cycle. To prevent this mass extinction cycle, a system was established in which population is held constant. By using technology, we can hold the population at carrying capacity, preventing starvation. Over population is a real problem, but we can tackle it with the help of technology.
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