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George Orwell’s 1984 as a ’90s PC game has to be seen to be believed

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨retrogaming@lemmy.world⁩

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/03/george-orwells-1984-as-a-90s-pc-game-has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed/

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  • CitizenKong@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Probably better than the 2025 reality version.

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    • weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Where does this view that we live in 1984’s world come from? Does 1984 simply mean “dystopia” now? 2025’s reality isn’t 1984, it’s Idiocracy slowly transitioning to either Cyberpunk or Fallout. And even then it’s not universal.

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      • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Does 1984 simply mean “dystopia” now?

        What, you expect people to read? To be familiar with a piece of media before they reference it?

        At this point there’s been a meme for years about people misusing it.

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      • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You’re right. People say “1984” to mean “dystopia” or “things I don’t like about modern society”.

        Tangentially related, there was a survey a while back that found most people who say they have read 1984 haven’t actually read it.

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      • neons@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Except it literally is. Every dissenting view gets called fake news and ignored. Trump supports ukraine yesterday and russia today. Violence gets threatened and used on those deemed “woke” and bathrooms are being surveiled.

        The US (or at least part of it) literally lives in 1984.

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