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MIT Technology Review on Where Orwell Went Wrong

nakhla writes "MIT's Technology Review is running an interesting article entitled Who's Afraid of 1984? The article talks about Orwell's famous work, and examines how Orwell's view of technology's impact on freedom and democracy was flawed. The article points out that, in fact, freedom and democracy were strengthened by technological innovations, and addresses its affect on Stalinism and Nazism. An interestng read for those who are worried about technology's impact on our generation and beyond."

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  1. this FP for my ass by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    it does well at pooping, so i pay homage to it.

  2. FIRST POST by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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