What is "Procrustics"?
This is from Wikipedia:
In 1959 science fiction novel Eden by Stanisław Lem, Procrustics is the name of a fictitious information-theory based social engineering discipline of molding groups within a society and ultimately a society as a whole to behave as designed by secretive hidden rulers, to create a hideous form of social control in which the very existence of the governing powers is denied and each individual appears to themselves to be free yet are being manipulated and controlled. One example described in the novel is "concentration camps" without any guards which are designed so that the prisoners stay inside apparently on their "free" will.
Yep, sounds like our Eden! Maybe Oprah could make her book club read it? I mean... maybe people might all of a sudden develop an interest in reading the book all of their own accord, since the idea that there is some secret queen of reading out there manipulating people is so clearly absurd and paranoid!
Interesting. I'll have to
Interesting. I'll have to read the book.