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Re:Researchers find inverse correlation between advertising ... by AdmiralGinge on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @02:17PM (#22057450)
In all seriousness, Brave New World is an excellent book. It's quite startling how much Huxley got right (and also what he got wrong, instead of soma we actually got the complete opposite with an international version of American prohibition). The general premise that it's easier to keep the population ignorant by barraging us with endless trivial rubbish than than 1984-style authoritarian "Ministries of Truth" is spot on I think.

Huxley is definitely on my top ten list of favourite authors.

Re:Researchers find inverse correlation between advertising ... by teekert on Thursday January 16, 2020 @02:02AM (#22062243)
True but I always see TV, social networks, 9gag and tiktok like apps as soma. I take a gramme and only am.