• Green_FieldS@lemmy.world
    251·
    5 months ago

    The title you’re using seems to be hinting at current political events. If so then I would recommend reading animal farm by George Orwell. It perfectly shows how fighting for a supposed good (equality, happiness, etc) gets snatched away by bad actors. So that eventually a dictatorship is formed and everyone else is left off worse.

  • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
    451·
    5 months ago

    Theoretically, it was eurasia, I think? But we all know it was based on the UK.

    Every hyper-beaurecratic dystopia is based in the UK, with good reason.

    • Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      17·
      5 months ago

      The book takes place in Oceania, which is basically the anglosphere(Britain, US, Canada etc.) Eurasia was the standin for the soviets controlling the Soviet union plus western continental Europe. East Asia was the third power that was basically greater china.

    • Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      24·
      5 months ago

      Thought so too (damn I read that a long time ago now) but apparently it was Oceania. Which the UK was actually a part of in-universe.

    • Shiggles@sh.itjust.works
      15·
      5 months ago

      The actual three major powers were Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia iirc. Then there were proxy nations all between them.

      • Victor@lemmy.world
        2·
        5 months ago

        Currently reading the book for the first time.

        There’s: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia.

  • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
    1·
    21 hours ago

    The idea of editing history in near real-time was so farfetched at the time. Hell even when I read it like 10 years ago.

    Now? Plausible, if not already happening.

    When we search for something the algorithm knows what to send us and no doubt has thumbs on the scale from all sorts of influences.

    And then most everything is digital anyway, so that can be altered very quickly.

    And then there’s the generative AI, which is, like, the most shining example of “confidently incorrect” as it is. But we know Grok is getting more than a thumb on the scale from Musk, he’s full-on fingerbanging it. I’m sure all the rest are too.