China backs bold plan to tear down journal paywalls

Re:China backs bold plan to tear down journal paywalls by acct1771 on Thursday December 06, 2018 @09:42AM (#18618374)

Grab Brave New World while you're at it. They should sell them glued to each other, combined they perfectly describe our current tech and media situation.

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Re:China backs bold plan to tear down journal paywalls by m-watson on Thursday December 06, 2018 @10:24AM (#18618712)

I agree with this, both are great books to read and interesting perspectives. I am sure most people have seen this but those who haven't you should check out (https://io9.gizmodo.com/5890861/read-aldous-huxleys-review-o...). Orwell sent a copy of 1984 to Huxley and the response to the book is an interesting read.

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Re:China backs bold plan to tear down journal paywalls by arminiusreturns on Thursday December 06, 2018 @01:11PM (#18620518)

The phrase I use is: "It's a brave new world, until you resist, then it's 1984."

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Re:China backs bold plan to tear down journal paywalls by excalibur on Thursday December 06, 2018 @03:30PM (#18621876)

Pretty much this. Huxley for the young and horny, Orwell for the old and opinionated.

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Re:China backs bold plan to tear down journal paywalls by joejerryronnie on Thursday December 06, 2018 @12:51PM (#18620338)

Add in Animal Farm for the trifecta.

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Re:China backs bold plan to tear down journal paywalls by gideonparanoid on Thursday December 06, 2018 @11:38AM (#18619524)

I agree, two completely different types of suppression, each quite scary.

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Re:China backs bold plan to tear down journal paywalls by ahartmetz on Thursday December 06, 2018 @02:15PM (#18621109)

Agreed about the contents, but an important difference ist that 1984 is incredibly well written and gripping while Brave New World is a dull read - IMO.

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