its funny af that british pundits are obessed with 1984, britain is easily one of the more "orwellian" states of the g7, with literal mass surveillance and a military deep state and a very undemocratic personage a la big brother in the form of the queen.
It sounds corny but in a way we're already living in a slightly more toned down version of the average dystopian novel. Turns out all you have to do is give it an attractive outer veneer and people won't even care (AKA the strategy of capitalism).
That's the whole point of most dystopia novels but people seem to think the authors are just imagining these things as taking place 100 years out or something. That's why stories like Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 are good because they make it more obvious that it's supposed to be talking about the world as it exists with slight modifications. 1984 should be pretty obvious as well I suppose, but there is no metaphor or allegory too apparent for people to squirm their way out of understanding.
its funny af that british pundits are obessed with 1984, britain is easily one of the more "orwellian" states of the g7, with literal mass surveillance and a military deep state and a very undemocratic personage a la big brother in the form of the queen.
It sounds corny but in a way we're already living in a slightly more toned down version of the average dystopian novel. Turns out all you have to do is give it an attractive outer veneer and people won't even care (AKA the strategy of capitalism).
That's the whole point of most dystopia novels but people seem to think the authors are just imagining these things as taking place 100 years out or something. That's why stories like Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 are good because they make it more obvious that it's supposed to be talking about the world as it exists with slight modifications. 1984 should be pretty obvious as well I suppose, but there is no metaphor or allegory too apparent for people to squirm their way out of understanding.