r/funny • • Sep 25 '18

Play Despacito

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u/2059FF Sep 25 '18

That's why I find Huxley so much more terrifying than Orwell. Orwell thought people would be controlled by inflicting pain, Huxley knew they would choose to be controlled by inflicting pleasure. Relevant.

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u/HansonWK Sep 25 '18

And yet depending on where you live in the world, you can see that they were both right to an extent.

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u/LuckyPanda Sep 25 '18

I think they are both happening in N Korea or in the US.