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Originally posted by LuSiD
Yet still we have morons running around defending groups of people just because they are told to. No mental capacity whatsoever to decide for themselves. And while this cycle may not happen today literally the way Orwell explained in his book (which was written in the late late 1940s, btw), we must also understand that he was satirizing his views of the situation back then and how he feared they might escalate into something horrific. They were metaphors for what was to come, and IMHO, he hit the nail on the head. 
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It certainly seems to be coming along in that direction. And I think it can be diverted by further distributing the powers of information and trade- creating better localized resource networks that enhance a non-territorial sense of wealth.
I'd just like to know if giving all individuals deep access to knowledge resources will make the hypothetical scenario better or worse. It won't make them non followers. I don't know what does.