• Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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    It would have blown Orwell’s mind that people would excitedly pay for spying devices and carefully place them in every room for maximum effectiveness.

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        I’m sure there are enough historic people spinning in their graves to permanently solve our energy crisis. The derp stert just doesn’t want you to know!

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      I need the book version of a remix between 1984 and Brave New World. I think even Huxley agreed that Orwell’s dystopia was more realistic than his in certain aspects.

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      They’ve been spying on us through our phones and computers long before these, at least they improve qol