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A comment on Fahrenheit 451: Not About Censorship, But People “Turned Into Morons by TV”.

Re:Fahrenheit 451: Not About Censorship, But People “Turned ... by gojomo on Saturday August 12, 2017 @12:28AM (#14996477)
Two short stories by Bradbury address similar themes around screened entertainment, and are worth the 10 minutes to read if you're not yet familiar:

'The Pedestrian' – http://www.riversidelocalschools.com/Downloads/pedestrian%20...

'The Veldt' – http://www.veddma.com/veddma/Veldt.htm

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Re:Fahrenheit 451: Not About Censorship, But People “Turned ... by _proofs on Saturday August 12, 2017 @10:26AM (#14997989)
The Pedestrian was the inspiration or muse if you will, behind the very book itself.
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