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I don't really see how BNW maps better. 1984 was about surveillance, oppression, and central control of narrative of life. BNW is about the choice to surrender

I don't really see how BNW maps better. 1984 was about surveillance, oppression, and central control of narrative of life. BNW is about the choice to surrender to comfort - certainly applicable in this day and age, but not onto current events, I'd say.

mindslight 13y ago
The two themes are not incompatible. Brave New World is about the carrot, 1984 is about the stick. In 1984, the upper classes which controlled big brother would've been true believers who led comfortable lives and had better things to do than mind the surveillance. In BNW, those who refused the distractions and instead put their energy into undermining the system would've been discovered and remedied somehow.
- jmngomes 13y ago
  Agreed. And building on that analogy, Animal Farm would be about the stick holders.
  - e3pi 13y ago
    "My fellow mobile tethered sheep(See image-Wired <1>), ask not what your country can do for you, and don't even think about asking what the long term storage of your private metadata can do for security-cleared high-salary retires' revoving door into fear-mongering intel private enterprise, isn't it simply much more pleasant to just eat, keep oogling 'metamedia', and consume more? Ain't it great being a sheep"? Munch, munch! Please herewith be guided accordingly; John F. Alexander <1> http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/06/phew-it-was-just-metadata-not-think-again/ http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/06/phew-it-was-just-metada...
    - ScottBurson 13y ago
      "Oogling", eh? I like that! A combination of ogling and googling.