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Can you remind me again about 1984? What happened then?

• GFK_of_xmaspast 10y ago
  Reagan got re-elected.
  • perseusprime11 10y ago
    Was that good or bad?
    • dang 10y ago
      If you're trolling, please don't.
      • perseusprime11 10y ago
        I am trying to simply understand the true significance of 1984. Most online searches point me to George Orwell's book. I am definitely not trolling. Being young and born in the 80s it is hard to understand these kind of things.
        • dang 10y ago
          Your best bet is to continue your online searches, as they are pointing you in the right direction.
          • perseusprime11 10y ago
            :) I think it is the book but I have heard folks use it in a different context like the other guy who said Reagan.
• jorgecastillo 10y ago
  I hope you're joking!
• ilamparithi 10y ago
  I guess he is talking about the book. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four
• elgabogringo 10y ago
  Are you fing serious? What do they teach in school nowadays?
• dang 10y ago
  We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11737959 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11737959 and marked it off-topic.