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Orwell’s 1984 and AI: A Resemblance Too Close for Comfort
Believe it or not, I first read Orwell’s famous 1984 in 1984 itself. It’s even less believable that a 13-year-old (and yes, 13-year-olds were still considered kids back then) would be interested in Orwell at that age, but, again, believe it or not, I was. Back then, I couldn’t yet comprehend all the depths of Orwell’s thought; I experienced the book only as a brilliant work of fiction. As I grew older, however, I began to uncover layer upon layer of the book’s true essence. Later in life, I developed an interest in psychology and cybernetics, eventually graduating in both fields. Throughout this journey, I often found myself reflecting on Orwell and 1984. In the last decade, I looked at 1984 with a mixed feeling of pride and sadness. I felt pride because I believed I had “peeled off” every […]
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Poor Cows
In one episode of South Park, Cartman and his friends are deeply disappointed by the supposedly “controversial” content in ‘The Catcher in the Rye,’ which their teacher had assigned, proclaiming it to be provocative. Determined to show the world the true meaning of controversy, they sit down, laughing, and begin writing the most gruesome material their fourth-grade minds can conjure.
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Outlast: So Immersive, It Will Force You to Turn the Lights On
Slasher horror movies are far more terrifying when you’re young. As a child, you’re genuinely frightened by the on-screen action, almost feeling as if you’re there with the unfortunate victims fleeing from the killer. But as you grow older, you become gradually yet steadily desensitized by the plethora of horror films you’ve watched. Somewhere along the path to adulthood, you realize that those ill-fated souls didn’t actually perish during those horrific scenes—they’re alive and well, ready to star in another movie. By the time you hit thirty, little remains of that genuine terror you once experienced while watching “Halloween” on a late summer night as a naive child. You believed that feeling was gone for good. You were wrong. In 2013, developer Red Barrels offered you the opportunity to relive all your slasher movie fears once again by putting you […]
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American Psycho: Banality of Evil
Bret Easton Ellis’s controversial novel “American Psycho” shocked readers upon its release in 1991 with its graphic depiction of violence and scathing critique of 1980s consumer culture. But after the initial shock subsided, uncertainty and confusion about many aspects of the plot emerged. Even the ending is widely regarded as foggy and unfinished, leaving readers to grapple with the ambiguities Ellis deliberately wove into his narrative.
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