George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" is not merely a literary masterpiece; it is a prophetic manual for understanding the insidious ways power asserts itself through the manipulation of language.
When I first read "1984" in high school back in 1978, I had a co-worker, an elderly man who was born deaf. Reading Orwell, I wondered to myself, in what language did old Mr Grounds think in? What did thoughts in his head 'sound' like?
By Y2K, the decline of language among the young was all like, uhmm, ya know, like totally....
....remember, Instagram is Twitter for people who can't read. 😑📲 The principles of INGSOC, when fully implemented, won't even need a Ministry of Truth. 📰✂️🚫📚😵💫
Also, thank you for including some thoughtful strategic solutions to the problem at hand....
When I first read "1984" in high school back in 1978, I had a co-worker, an elderly man who was born deaf. Reading Orwell, I wondered to myself, in what language did old Mr Grounds think in? What did thoughts in his head 'sound' like?
By Y2K, the decline of language among the young was all like, uhmm, ya know, like totally....
....remember, Instagram is Twitter for people who can't read. 😑📲 The principles of INGSOC, when fully implemented, won't even need a Ministry of Truth. 📰✂️🚫📚😵💫