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> In 1984 people were freakin' forced to have one. Huxley always seemed to have a better handle than Orwell did on what makes people tick.
by StevePerkins 9y ago
> In 1984 people were freakin' forced to have one.
Huxley always seemed to have a better handle than Orwell did on what makes people tick.
- icebraining 9y agoI think they were describing different societies, and the one you're living in just happens to resemble Huxley's more.
- cousin_it 9y agoYeah, for folks living in the USSR or East Germany it seems like Orwell was closer to the truth.
- stlHusker 9y agoFrom the long view, no. Regimes that use pain as control inevitably break as at a certain point, people will no longer willing give that up. This is history. Walk down to a local AA meeting and see people who at some point willingly made a decision and who are now, unfortunately controlled by it. This will always exist.