Submitted 2 weeks ago by QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works to [deleted]
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Don’t forget how this cartoon originated:
Seriously? Man, I thought it was a satire piece the whole time. This was meant to be taken literally?
Yes, it’s by a guy who thinks inciting a violent attempt to overthrow a major democratic institution should be protected as free speech. See this video by Jacob Geller about why such a wide spectrum of people points to Nineteen Eighty-Four, that’s where I got the information from.
No fucking way. What a moron.
We were assigned that book in my Canadian Prairie school during the 70’s. It was called “Celsius 232.778”. /s
233°C, if anyone wondered.
Kelvin 506
It’s probably a reference to Fahrenheit 451
Yes, almost certainly. Apologies, I thought that was obvious.
Doesn’t hit the same.
I dunno, Celsius 233 has a bit of a ring to it, too.
Yeah, but I wondered if it was only because we’re used to it - if the book/film had been called “Celsius 233” all along, then perhaps it would work just as well?
Literally “Brave New World”.
This soma is deeply disappointing…
Turn 451° and walk away.
so… to my right?
The temperature at which books burn.
Yes. Only it should have been 451° Celsius. It was a mistake in the book name.
This does not appear to be correct. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoignition_temperature gives the point for paper as “218–246 °C (424–475 °F)” which roughly matches the title as published.
No it wasn’t. Bradbury asked and was told that was the autoingition temperature of book paper
Paper ignites?
if you roll tobacco or cannabis in it, it will eventually
Brave New World is so much better than 1984 it hurts
Plus Orwell is so overrated it’s just silly
He was essentially a British intelligence asset writing think veiled anti communist propaganda.
Orwells writing often is masquerading as “a commentary on authoritarianism in general” while in reality it was mostly just him hating on the Soviet Union.
I’ve always liked them as a set. I think neither of them on their own are as good as the two of them contrasted against each other.
Fair enough
“Jokes” Who tf is joking about these references, we’re frantically trying to pull the wool from your eyes but its seemingly impossible.
So brave
Is that what temperature a frog boils at?
man really burning a dead comic aren’t we…
Save your prayers of love and peace, or you’ll wake the thought police.
Jokes?
OldSageRick@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
With the amount of times I see it where it has exactly 0 connections to the book, or is even used by a person arguing for it…
We really should glue orwel to a stick, with the amount he is turning in his grave we would provide free electricity for everyone and still have some leftover
Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Hmm, that’s the kind of thing that might create a brave new world.
lugal@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Fahrenheit 451 on the other hand is about people only watch TV nowadays, modern art is too abstract and minorities censor racist books. I’m surprised the Right doesn’t use it but I guess they lack the reading skills to realize this is actually for them.
MarcomachtKuchen@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
I’ve watched a 45 minute video about exactly that topic and now it’s really amusing to think back about the points whenever such a meme comes up.
Here is the Jakob Geller video :Why does everyone think “1985” agrees with them
Great recommend
OldSageRick@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Ah jacob, my beloved
He also made a great vid about executions, although it was in all honesty quite hard to watch