9. 1984 - is big tech the new big brother?

In this episode, I’m joined by an old friend, Daamini (who I apparently met at a circus-themed summer camp?) to talk about 1984 by George Orwell, a book we read together in our grade 12 English class.

Daamini and I talk about how 1984 was impactful to developing political awareness at that stage in our lives, and thinking critically for the first time about what we as a society choose to remember (and forget). We cover surveillance and privacy in the technology age and how we're probably more scared of the power of big tech than government control (at least living in North America). We also reminisce about our high school days, the history teacher that read us communist propoganda, and the breadmaker we gave him.

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