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OtomotOtoday at 4:39 PM1 replyview on HN

We are living in a strange mixture of 1984, Fahrenheit 451 and Brave New World


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Cider9986today at 5:09 PM

>Fahrenheit 451

We are quite far away from that. On the contrary knowledge is preserved better than ever.

Anna's Archive estimates they have preserved 16% of the world's books, all available to download with an internet connection.

https://annas-archive.gl/faq

On the other hand, I can see the side of Fahrenheit 451 where the people don't value books which is what allowed the book burning in the first place.

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