Children were used to spy on their parents, being indoctrinated by the state to expose wrongthink. Girls were especially effective at enforcing social conformity.
Due to a cringeworthy SVU episode, Gamergate boards often referred to the modern era as "better than 1984 with the Brave New World expansion pack". It's pretty spot-on as a prediction. Mostly because those predictions were just made by looking at history and going "that can totally happen again, but with better technology."
This "virtue signaling" reminds me of Orwell's depiction of children in 1984.
It’s been a while since I read it and the depiction of children isn’t coming to mind. Can you share why it reminds you of that?
Children were used to spy on their parents, being indoctrinated by the state to expose wrongthink. Girls were especially effective at enforcing social conformity.
Y'know. "Fiction."
Yeah, 90% of the social justice shit I see on Instagram are from girls
And the 10% are girly men.
Alex said women are 8 times more likely to get Stockholm syndrome.
Alternative example - the pups in animal farm, ripped from their mother and used as pawns by the pigs.
Riiiight. Thanks!
Children are brainwashed into trying to out patriot each other by ratting out their parents or friends for social good boy points
Thank you!
I'd say we are living a mix up of "1984" "brave new world" and "farenheit 451"
Due to a cringeworthy SVU episode, Gamergate boards often referred to the modern era as "better than 1984 with the Brave New World expansion pack". It's pretty spot-on as a prediction. Mostly because those predictions were just made by looking at history and going "that can totally happen again, but with better technology."