I thought so too when I first read them both, which was about 25 years ago. Now? I feel like it's a mix. The USA and Western Europe lean more to Huxleys worl

I thought so too when I first read them both, which was about 25 years ago. Now? I feel like it's a mix. The USA and Western Europe lean more to Huxleys world where reliance on soma, libertine indulgences and disintegration of the family unit to take the edge off of reality and consolidate control of the state. Meanwhile Russia, China, and the Middle East lean more towards the war-happy, heavy handed states of Orwell's vision. This makes sense if you think about it. Huxley was much more forward looking. In fact, I viewed Orwell's 1984 as more of a intermediary state that would eventually give birth to Huxley's. Given that the US/Europe are more developed, we should have more Brave New World traits than Russia/China/ME.