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Some people reference mid-century dystopia novels in the same way that conspiracy theorists reference the Book of Revelation.

"Unalive is Newspeak" and "Facial Recognition Payment is the mark of the beast" share the same space in my mind. -- The see-it-if-you-squint similarity comes first and foremost (euphemistic language derived from exerted power // your flesh determines your ability to do business), and you map that onto the Scary Satanic Thing That Surely Follows (Evil mind control // Evil mind control).

It's like it's less about using the text's themes to explain the world around us, and more about using vague aesthetic similarities to justify the text's eternal relevance and all-knowing-ness.

#tiktok discourse #don't mind me #just beating the 'cultural christianity' horse a little deader #it's just so telling when people talk about the 'horrific self-censorship' of algospeak #then as an alternative suggest the euphemisms we already have which are either:#A) Also rude but who cares I guess; or #B) Intentionally sensitive euphemisms #both implying that 'refusing to say died' is not a novel problem #all the while the breach of consent at the heart of censorship falls by the wayside #because we need to save the brainrotted puriteens from themselves

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