Star Trek TOS - 080 The Joy Machine by James Gunn

Author:James Gunn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-05-13T16:00:00+00:00

"That's all very well," Johannsen said wearily, leaning forward in his chair to emphasize his point, "and the wampuses might agree with you. But De Kreef's idea is the most powerful one around, and the Joy Machine is likely to implement it in such a way that every other idea will crumble before it."

"I can't believe that," Kirk said. "Freedom, independence, variety, responsibility, evolution--all these are more powerful ideas than happiness."

"Noble sentiments," Johanssen said, "but just words. They are words and sentiments I agree with, but we can't see them or feel them. They are abstractions. The Joy Machine is a reality, and it offers real, verifiable happiness--or, more accurately, pure pleasure. You can feel it, touch it, experience it. Who is going to trade paradise for something as insubstantial as freedom or independence?" He looked around the room at the small band of people, dwindled to only a few eating at the second shift as the others had gone about their duties. "Only a handful."

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