This is why Fahrenheit 451 (and not 1984) is my go-to analogy for today’s plight: Bradbury correctly predicted that people would willingly walk themselves into an oppressive technocracy for the sake of entertainment and convenience.
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U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
the thing 1984 got wrong is that people are willingly buying their own (multiple) telescreens and happily submitting their entire life to the party
VeryVito@lemmy.ml 22 hours ago
U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 15 hours ago
i mean we could say we’re living through 1984, brave new world, Fahrenheit 451, handmaid’s tale, maybe lolita–i haven’t read that one, but heard it’s a bit child-rapey
whatever it is, no one source has really encapsulated the hell of actual reality today
shane@feddit.nl 10 hours ago
I don’t find Brave New World to be especially dystopian. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
1984 and brave new world ass world
U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
relevant webcomic contrasting 1984 and brave new world, which is insightful, but doesn’t include the reality that we’re literally living in both novels’ universes
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Give me brave new world all day - it would be vastly preferable to whatever this shit is.
shane@feddit.nl 10 hours ago
Definitely. A world where people are happy and healthy and live basically fulfilling lives. There are a few fanatics who opt out, and they’re unhappy. Go figure.
valek879@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
We didn’t see how we got to 1984. We just see one person living with consequences of what society has become. We’re building our own 1984 right now!