Curtis' /Happiness Machines/ and Freud's /Civilization and its Discontents/

In response to Adam Curtis' documentary "Century of the Self" episode one, Happiness Machines, I believe we cannot be trusted to take care of ourselves, instead selected individuals should be given power to watch over humanity. Mainly the reason for my belief is that not everyone is capable of managing on their own, some people are better at other things then others.
For example, a CEO of a very busy company cannot be expected to manage everything by himself, things such as keeping track of meetings and sorting out minor things are done by the secretary. Similarly in modern society, not everyone is capable of taking part in maintaining a functional society, some like Freud and Bernays are better educated and naturally talented in this field. Taking care of ourselves is quite a heavy responsibility, it may sound great to the average person if offered the chance to be break free from government and society's chains, however then you also lose all the benefits you may within your current lifestyle, the protection from police, the medical support from paramedics and hospitals, the assistance from firefighters.
I am actually quite satisfied with the current lifestyle I have now, perhaps i might be deemed as stupid by Sigmund Freud if he was still around, but since birth till now, my whole life has been setup for me. Educational systems, health and dental benefits, even meal systems were all preset either by government or massive companies. Perhaps some people may actually be capable of taking care of themselves, however most of the people I know are unlikely to be able to take care of themselves. For example, I currently am having much trouble with selecting courses for university and that only requires me to pick four courses. Now imagine if I was to be held accounted for in making decisions that would change the way society functioned. Unlike others, I much rather have someone who is capable of directing parts of my life than having me make decisions at every point of life
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