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> In his book “1984,” George Orwell imagined that Big Brother-type surveillance would be imposed on us by a violent state as predicted by william gibson, corpo
by ptah 7y ago
> In his book “1984,” George Orwell imagined that Big Brother-type surveillance would be imposed on us by a violent state
as predicted by william gibson, corporations are becoming more powerful than states and the oppressive state in 1984 is more likely to be a corporation as time progresses
also the "violent" is redundant as "state" already includes some form of violence
- fyfy18 7y agoBrave New World is a much more realistic dystopian future than 1984. Just give people enough of what they want and they will conform.
- caymanjim 7y agoThe largest corporations have been more powerful than small states for centuries. The Dutch East India company, the United Fruit Company, various mining conglomerates. DEI was straight up put in charge of nations, complete with a military force. UFC had governments overthrown and didn't even try to hide it. They're better at PR now so their machinations aren't as proudly displayed, but if a major natural resource company wants to operate in a small, less-powerful nation, they're going to get their way, just as they have for centuries.