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Re:Orwell Diaries 1938-1942 by solumunus on Friday July 11, 2025 @05:53AM (#44530288)
> everyone chooses to engage in the same kinds of 'pleasure seeking' activities; they all think the same and they all want to watch and experience the same things, despite the fact that many alternatives exist.

This seems contrary to reality. Shared culture is becoming more disparate and people are living in alternative realities according to their own individual algorithms.

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Re:Orwell Diaries 1938-1942 by willvarfar on Friday July 11, 2025 @06:33AM (#44530560)
I think the polarisation we see in society may be because everyone seems to end up getting to the same handful of places rather than to individual bubbles.
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