This is genius: Huxley v Orwell

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I have long thought that we are living in a hybrid of Orwell and Huxley and those who have read both might notice that there is a spectrum now that might just indicate the relationship of a dual approach, in essence.

If you then read Debord's, The Society of the Spectacle; Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent; Baudrillard's America and Simulation and Simulacra; you then have a good overview of how this modern system tends to function, (media being the message) by using influence over bullets, (unless absolutely necessary) because the spoils are kept intact and increased functionality can be beneficial to profit margins.

Also, a good primer is The Century of the Self, an excellent BBC documentary.