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by nickbarone
4952 days ago
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The post may be about programming over politics, but the post is essentially recommended exploring the consequences of extremes, and that operation is valuable in (heh - taking it to the extreme!) all places. For example: 1984 - extremes of medication, Player Piano - extremes of automation. You can also notice this technique in a debate, someone takes the emotional stakes to an extreme - while it's usually used as an attempt to convince you, it's actually a useful practice because it can magnify otherwise overlooked elements of the positions, opinions, and principles. |
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The only medication I remember from Nineteen Eighty-Four was Liberty Gin. I think you're thinking of Brave New World with soma.