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Aren't we going towards a technological omni-surveillance state? Aren't we going towards ubiquitous screens that monitor us while we get all of our information
by stcredzero 7y ago
Aren't we going towards a technological omni-surveillance state? Aren't we going towards ubiquitous screens that monitor us while we get all of our information from them? Haven't we already had "2 minutes hate" with people screaming at the sky? Don't we already have a class of elite technocrats who create media for a proletariat they look down upon, kaleidoscopically recombining and rehashing old stories? Don't we already have Julias and the civic league she belongs to?
Why does the world of 2019 keep using 1984 as a playbook?
- nine_k 7y agoNot "1984", of course, but "Brave New World". https://biblioklept.org/2013/06/08/huxley-vs-orwell-the-webcomic-2/ https://biblioklept.org/2013/06/08/huxley-vs-orwell-the-webc...
- chrisco255 7y agoI agree Huxley was a bit closer (at least with regards to the West), depicting a "soft tyranny" rather than the "harsh tyranny" of 1984.
- stcredzero 7y agoWhether it's soft or harsh depends on your POV. Inner and outer party members might well say "soft." https://www.wired.com/story/how-silicon-valley-fuels-an-informal-caste-system/ https://www.wired.com/story/how-silicon-valley-fuels-an-info... The West is still indeed much better than other parts of the world. However, the West is supposed to be better qualitatively, not just quantitatively.