Random Comparisons - Orwell and Huxley

Now, who was right? Aldous or George? 1984 or Brave new World?
In my opinion, Huxley has been easily proven right.

Orwell envisioned a world where we were suppressed,
Huxley envisioned one where we had no real restrictions.

Orwell envisioned a world where we didn't know enough,
Huxley envisioned one where we would be too distracted to do anything.

Orwell envisioned a totalitarian government of rules,
Huxley envisioned a totalitarian government of distractions

Orwell envisioned a world where what we feared would rule us,
Huxley envisioned one where what we loved would rule us.

Orwell's fear was the iron fist of communism and the threat of pain,
Huxley's fear was the phallus of hedonism and the threat of pleasure.


Now which one does it look like today? I shan't insult your intelligence by telling you.

Well, all their smartness and foresight aside...Neither of them really did anything to fix it, or their own lives for that matter. Huxley was an unabashed hedonist himself, and Orwell was a hardcore socialist. Ah well, too bad. At least they gave me something to dilate about.