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Morbius

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4. What we're living through isn't Orwell, and it isn't Huxley.

Reply to sir pball (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 01:33 AM

Oct 14

It's both. We're being fed a stream of misinformation and being told who to hate (Orwell) while we are being distracted with our cellphones and social media (Huxley). I wish I had an answer. I don't.

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We are in a Brave New World dystopia, and it's very hard to fight. [View all] sir pball Oct 13 OP

- cough - dweller Oct 13 #1

Worth mentioning is that it was a "Brave New World" of drug addicts. Intractable Oct 13 #2

They give internet content away for "free." TommyT139 Oct 14 #3

What we're living through isn't Orwell, and it isn't Huxley. Morbius Oct 14 #4