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I know people may be desensitized at this point, but if you can't see the correlation with the book 1984's consistent theme of the past and current being scrubb

I know people may be desensitized at this point, but if you can't see the correlation with the book 1984's consistent theme of the past and current being scrubbed of "wrongthink" that is thrown down the "memoryhole" to dispose of it, then I think we are all in for a far worse future than we would like.

hawthornio 5y ago
Cringe
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rozab 5y ago
To explain in a few more words: 1. 1984 is not a religious prophecy. That something has happened which bears some aesthetic similarity to a part of the book is not significant or interesting by itself. If you wish to assert that Google has the power to shape the truth then you will first have to explain why, 2. The video still exists, in a thousand forms, both on YouTube and elsewhere on the internet where YT has no power. If YT wished to scrub it from the site they could do so, but they didn't.
- willhinsa 5y ago
  > That something has happened which bears some aesthetic similarity to a part of the book is not significant or interesting by itself. If you wish to assert that Google has the power to shape the truth then you will first have to explain why, Man, if only there were other examples of Google's censorship of videos on even more important issues. Maybe an example at the top of Hacker News from today... [0] I'm vaccinated and I'm not a fan of insane anti-vax conspiracy theorists. But I absolutely don't think the government or the de facto public space owners being able to ban entire topics of discussion. [0] https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/29/youtube-ban-joseph-mercola/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/29/youtube...