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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People don't read Fahrenheit 451? Or 1984? ๐Ÿคจ

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

I read Fahrenheit 451 on a whim one day and the scenario was the exact same one we're in today. Except the fire department in the real world still tries to put out actual fires instead of burning books. We're not that far gone yet.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In my experience a lot of people have read 1984...

You definitely got me on Fahrenheit 451 though :)

[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Fahrenheit 451 is highly readable.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Do people not read 1984? They should, it's great.

I've not read F451, but I also haven't bought it, so I'm off the hook! :-)