▲ 135 ▼ What do you think human civilization will look like in 10 years? (reddthat.com) submitted 2 years ago by WackyTabbacy42069@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 118 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Ebsku@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) 1984 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WtfEvenIsExistence@reddthat.com 54 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) 1984 is wayyy too exaggerated. We don't need to force people to have a "telescreen" if everyone just voluntarily spend their own resources to obtain them. (Eg: Smart Home Assistants) We don't need to have a "ministry of truth" when people voluntarily believe in lies spread on news and social media. (Eg: Various Facebook groups, "QAnon", Fox News) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] duckington@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is something that I feel like Brave New World got a lot more right. In that book, people’s pleasures are their prisons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago Huxley even pointed out why his vision of the future was more likely than Orwell's permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WtfEvenIsExistence@reddthat.com 54 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) 1984 is wayyy too exaggerated. We don't need to force people to have a "telescreen" if everyone just voluntarily spend their own resources to obtain them. (Eg: Smart Home Assistants) We don't need to have a "ministry of truth" when people voluntarily believe in lies spread on news and social media. (Eg: Various Facebook groups, "QAnon", Fox News) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] duckington@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is something that I feel like Brave New World got a lot more right. In that book, people’s pleasures are their prisons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago Huxley even pointed out why his vision of the future was more likely than Orwell's permalink fedilink source parent
[–] duckington@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is something that I feel like Brave New World got a lot more right. In that book, people’s pleasures are their prisons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago Huxley even pointed out why his vision of the future was more likely than Orwell's permalink fedilink source parent
[–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago Huxley even pointed out why his vision of the future was more likely than Orwell's permalink fedilink source parent