George Orwell's 1984 book cover with the text "can somebody tell me", " which country this book is set in ?" on it

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[–] 27 points 1 year ago (5 children)
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  • [–] 45 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year 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.

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year 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.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    All, all and each country.

    Even if some are not currently, story is about them too, as a warning.

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    If you have to ask...it's your country.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months 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.

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