It seems to me that they were both right. If I didn’t know better, I’d be inclined to think that the wealthy and powerful used their works as a roadmap instead of a warning.
The fascist jocks think Orwellian tactics will work because they get to run around hurting people in the process. The fascist nerds think the Huxley addiction to distraction will work because they get to sell billions of dollars of ads in the process.
They’re both fascists though, and something is going to have to happen to change that.
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 7 months ago
It seems to me that they were both right. If I didn’t know better, I’d be inclined to think that the wealthy and powerful used their works as a roadmap instead of a warning.
FantasmaNaCasca@lemmy.world 7 months ago
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anomnom@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
The fascist jocks think Orwellian tactics will work because they get to run around hurting people in the process. The fascist nerds think the Huxley addiction to distraction will work because they get to sell billions of dollars of ads in the process.
They’re both fascists though, and something is going to have to happen to change that.
samus12345@lemm.ee 7 months ago
They were. The very first point aged incredibly poorly, considering how many books are banned nowadays.
AeonFelis@lemmy.world 7 months ago
They were both right - it’s just that Orwell’s prophecies manifested in east while Huxley’s did in the west.