Ray Bradbury and George Orwell were both ahead of their times and definitely able to predict the course of the world. Sadly, when conversing with high school and college students, most have never heard of either author much less read any of their books. Sigh.
Orwell missed the mark. He had visiscreens on the livingroom wall tracking your every move. He didn’t foresee that everyone would have a visiscreen in their hand tracking your every move. I guess that would be too nightmare-ish.
Tigressy almost 6 years ago
Combine that with “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley.
!!ǝlɐ⅁ almost 6 years ago
And now that we’re going back in time, we’ll get to live it all over again!
MeGoNow Premium Member almost 6 years ago
It was certainly a year of great adventure for me.
J Short almost 6 years ago
We are certainly being subjected to Newspeak; except it’s called Political Correct Speak. (Yeah I know, not a funny comment.)
chris_weaver almost 6 years ago
Indeed, that year was doubleplusgood!
almost 6 years ago
Sounds like a pretty interesting book.
vics_machine Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Sadly some in power see it as guidebook rather than fiction.
Obi-Haiv almost 6 years ago
Orwell was by about 35 years, but don’t tell Alexa, Siri, Facebook, and Twitter that.
InTraining Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Watch out Horace, to Sine, that looks a lot like the paper on the bottom of a birdcage…!
pchemcat almost 6 years ago
Ray Bradbury and George Orwell were both ahead of their times and definitely able to predict the course of the world. Sadly, when conversing with high school and college students, most have never heard of either author much less read any of their books. Sigh.
Ermine Notyours almost 6 years ago
Shouldn’t Horace be reading Animal Farm?
Black4dder almost 6 years ago
Orwell missed the mark. He had visiscreens on the livingroom wall tracking your every move. He didn’t foresee that everyone would have a visiscreen in their hand tracking your every move. I guess that would be too nightmare-ish.
BlueFin Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Year 2001 encapsulated HAL in a black hole
Chris Sherlock almost 6 years ago
The events in “1984” didn’t happen quite as quickly as Orwell projected, but they have come to pass.