

I think the best is Italy’s, Venezuela’s and Uriguay’s “Illegal only if it provokes public scandal”


I think the best is Italy’s, Venezuela’s and Uriguay’s “Illegal only if it provokes public scandal”
I enjoyed it a lot and honestly, while I could see the massive influence it had on other things, and even being impressed by the distopian technology that would seem really scifi at the time, but is normal today, I think there are some aspects that have been explored further, but not at the same detail.
For example, doublethink and newspeak as a concept exists in other media, but I’ve never seen it explored to such details than in the book.
You probably get trasported in the middle of the Bell riots or just before the bombs start dropping


Energy is nof only used to “create” value, but also to hold it. Even when you reach the limit of 21 something milion bitcoins, every transaction will require a huge amount of energy, and the amount it requires will go up.
That is one case, which is the reason why it’s usually culturally/genetically frowned upon. The other reason I guess is to prevent abuse in a parent/child relationship, where it’s different because there’s a power difference