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Or maybe A Brave New World. Neil Postman compares them: http://www.prosebeforehos.com/image-of-the-day/08/24/huxley-vs-orwell-infinite-distraction-or-governmen
by jonah 13y ago
Or maybe A Brave New World.
Neil Postman compares them:
http://www.prosebeforehos.com/image-of-the-day/08/24/huxley-vs-orwell-infinite-distraction-or-government-oppression/ http://www.prosebeforehos.com/image-of-the-day/08/24/huxley-...
- philwelch 13y agoI find it richly ironic when that comic gets posted on these blog networks. Hint: look at the rest of the web page.
- jonah 13y agoYep.
- callum85 13y agoCan you be specific so I don't have to hunt around for what you're hinting at?
- philwelch 13y agoNot sure how much "hunting" it takes, but here's a comment I posted about this a year ago. The specifics have changed but the general pattern is plain to see. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4608301 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4608301
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