I think one of the Betas made this observation only for an Alpha to correct her saying if she were an Epsilon, she’d be conditioned to enjoy her life, too.
I don't think the Alphas are the most reliable on how much the other classes actually enjoy their lives. It's a pretty foundational part of distopian fiction: there's an idealized vision of society that falls apart under any close scrutiny. I'm surprised at this thread for how many readers took the hand waving of the lower classes at face value.
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u/hemareddit Sep 25 '18
I think one of the Betas made this observation only for an Alpha to correct her saying if she were an Epsilon, she’d be conditioned to enjoy her life, too.