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Brave New World vs Nineteen Eighty-Four featuring Adam Gopnik and Will Self

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What it is

An Intelligence Squared debate in which Will Self argues for Brave New World and Adam Gopnik for Nineteen Eighty-Four as the better dystopian warning. It includes acted excerpts and is chaired by Jonathan Freedland.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a good long debate for the recurring question of whether Orwell or Huxley was right.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “You will enjoy this debate about that exact question”

    Debate on Brave New World versus 1984 with acted excerpts.

    stickfigure, 2018-10 · Strong recommendation · in “Thermometer Tells Your Temperature, Then Tells Firms Where to Advertise”

  2. “this debate between will self and adam gopnik on 'brave new world' vs '1984' is really good if anybody has 1.5 hours to indulge.”

    Really good Self versus Gopnik debate on Brave New World and 1984.

    LesZedCB, 2022-08 · Recommendation · in “Is this the end of social networking?”

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Topics: brave new world, 1984, orwell, huxley, debate, surveillance

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