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That's pretty much the message that I took from it. In Fahrenheit 451, the people decided to censor themselves and took pleasure in it. These days people have
by beatgammit 8y ago
That's pretty much the message that I took from it.
In Fahrenheit 451, the people decided to censor themselves and took pleasure in it. These days people have access to a ton of information, but choose to self-censor by engaging mostly with like-minded people forming echo chambers instead of debating differing viewpoints openly.
I agree it hasn't aged particularly well, but it still is relevant. However, I think the more likely distopia is that of Brave New World where we optimize ourselves out of our humanity and instead seek pleasure and order over progress and diversity. That being said, it still has a good message, for those who are willing to look at the themes and find how they might apply to us today.
- leetcrew 8y agowhen I read brave new world, a part of me wishes I could live there. to be transplanted there as an american adult would be pretty jarring and likely miserable, but perhaps if one grew up indoctrinated in that society, they might actually be happier. the society in brave new world also has a place for those who simply can't be happy in an idyllic, meaningless world. I'm not entirely sure what the author's intentions were, but I often wonder whether that world is actually dystopian or if it just seems that way to a 21st century westerner.
- somewhatoff 8y agoIt’s also worth noting that he also describes the ‘primitive’ world and it’s awful. He was encouraging balance, not a rejection of one or the other.
- chillwaves 8y ago"like-minded" is not necessarily a problem.
- naasking 8y ago> These days people have access to a ton of information, but choose to self-censor by engaging mostly with like-minded people forming echo chambers instead of debating differing viewpoints openly. To be fair, that's how the tech was designed to operate: show you things you like to generate more ad revenue.