[ExI] 1984

[John Clark]

On Jan 26, 2010,  Stefano Vaj wrote:

> Both 1984 and Huxley's book describe worlds fundamentally stagnating.
> But I find ultimately more anti-transhumanist the second,

Well, despite its very serious flaws, I'd certainly rather live in Huxley's world than Orwell's. I agree that the society depicted in Brave New World is anti-transhumanist (but not more so than 1984!) but that doesn't mean the book is; pointing out valid potential dangers is not anti-transhumanist, and I think Huxley will prove to be a better prophet than Orwell. It may be the reason we can't find ET.

But Orwell's book was more enjoyable, in a horrible sort of way.

 John K Clark
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