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1984? or is it Brave New World?
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1984? or is it Brave New World?
03-23-2012, 08:06 PM
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1984? or is it Brave New World?
posters in The Web Is Making People Stupid - The Wikipedia Review Wrote:
Neil Postman in Amusing Ourselves to Death stated that he believed the world was more like Brave New World rather than 1984 in that we are oppressed more by pleasure than pain. In other words, if we are all kept entertained, we won't care what the big bad governments are doing.
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Some people fear consciousness more than death itself.
http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=ac3342419e5294743ae96b3cc7daec35&showtopic=27783&st=20

Pretty interesting dialogue there; recommended~

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