failurescape t1_iucd6u0 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 6:51 AM

Reply to comment by ExistentialReckning in Why I stopped using Goodreads by [deleted]

In fairness, I somewhat doubt some of these pundits understand what they're alluding to with "Orwellian" either.

ExistentialReckning t1_iud523a wrote on October 30, 2022 at 12:54 PM

I read an article once where the headline was something like "Lord of the Flies Plays Out Inside Trump's Inner Circle" and then what the author went on to describe was nothing like Lord of the Flies.

But, had I not read Lord of the Flies, I wouldn't have known that. So in the moment I felt like my purpose was achieved.