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by PavlovsCat 4666 days ago
I think people forget sometimes that 1984 was a work of fiction, and never actually happened.

I don't think it's fiction, and I think it had happened before it was written even. There are still bugs of course, but those are being worked out as we speak.
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diminoten 4666 days ago
1984 was a work of fiction, that is undebatable. It did not happen. It's not based in reality whatsoever, and there is no indication that anything written in the novel logically carries from anything else written in the novel. Things happen in 1984 because it makes for a good story, not because that's what would happen next.
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PavlovsCat 4665 days ago
It's not "undebatable", it'd just be a waste of time to debate it with you, if you have your conclusion prior to examination.

Things happen in 1984 because it makes for a good story

I see you're not familiar with Orwell and his motives for writing at all.

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