The Terrifying Ideology of 1984

George Orwell's 1984 is one of the most famous and infamous books in history. But for all its fame and glory we rarely stop to ask what the underlying philosophical messages are. But here we will unpack Orwell's masterpiece to uncover the political, philosophical, and existential horrors that lie beneath.
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00:00 Orwell's Nightmare
01:26 1984: A Brief Synopsis
07:31 The Impersistence of Memory
12:50 Language and Thought
18:41 Punishing Passions
24:46 The Abolition of Privacy
31:01 The Deathless Drive
37:51 Empty Joy or Painful Truth
45:38 Helplessness and Hopelessness
52:38 What's the Point of 1984?

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

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[@trumpsextratesticle8590]

I 100% believe Julia was in on the capturing of Winston. It shows how women, like in modern times, have married themselves to The State (Big Brother). I think people overlook this aspect, thinking Julia was a "real connection with another free person" when everything else in this Dystopian nightmare tells us differently. She was, and always has been an agent of Big Brother. . What are your thoughts on this?

[@sharpsrain8302]

​Tru and the current anti marriage,men movement is happening for that exact reason

[@VITS-tu6qy]

Can you also make a video for "The Brave New World"

[@calebcrouch6133]

@@trumpsextratesticle8590that makes sense. The state has replaced fathers. Make it normal to be a single mother, pay mothers to be single, make it impossible to make enough for one parent to provide for their family, make insane drug laws so that fathers are take away, make masculinity a negative thing, and here we are.

[@gummosparks]

This book gives the reader an idea of what it is like to live as a gay individual. Our history is burned to ashes and our more straight acting individuals are happy to imitate to be erased.

[@quaffie]

orwell: i should warn people elites: oh nice, a manual

[@Lyrielonwind]

😂😢

[@Lyrielonwind]

Goebbels left a manual, actualized by Bannon.

[@ElonMuskrat-my8jy]

​@@LyrielonwindLOL if you think Steve Bannon is an issue.

[@Lyrielonwind]

@@ElonMuskrat-my8jy I guess Trump isn't in your opinion.

[@ElonMuskrat-my8jy]

@@Lyrielonwind Not nearly as much as the MSM, Congress, corrupt legal system, teacher unions, etc.

[@imthedude7009]

If you can walk away from reading or hearing about 1984 and not see how it’s playing out in the real world today, then there’s no hope.

[@user-bb8sw1jo6o]

I just don't understand how people can't detect the dissonance and reversal of truth. It's like a tank with a rainbow on it is a symbol of love 🥰 It's just staring us in the face...

[@user-ex2ek8bu9c]

Them blootclot boys?

[@basedunicorn896]

Personally I dont think he was talking of what was to come as compared to what was. My reasoning is simple. The same talk about trump and the election is the same as Lincoln, right before the country went socialist.

[@lmw337]

@@basedunicorn896lol

[@WickedIndigo]

If you haven’t already I’d highly recommend reading Fahrenheit 451. I find that book to be WAY closer to modern society than 1984. I can see how many think the world is heading in a 1984-like direction, but there’s so many things in Fahrenheit 451 that are almost a carbon copy in the real world today.

[@4891MR]

An example in usage in the modern day is the word "unalived," which people say online for the purpose of not triggering algorithms with a word like "kill" and thereby literally avoid censors of the corporations.

[@ElonMuskrat-my8jy]

It's more often used for s-cide.

[@Sunabe77]

Social media really made double speak reality and I hate it. People die, they don’t unalive for fuck sake. Same goes for self-censoring swear words. Fuck them

[@GaganSingh-nx2yv]

Tbf the meaning of unlive is exactly the same.

[@stevencollins8348]

PDF file is another one. It's sad because it makes it even more difficult to actually discuss topics that are already hard enough. I also know of some star wars lore channels that couldn't say the word terrorist because of monetization issues or some guys that do video essays either just take the hit and hope for patreon or they just leave some topics completely alone

[@Hellysal]

Also it's mildly but deeply disturbing how the sheer concept of death gets turned to "more kid friendly" version.

[@minecraftmonkeysar1119]

Rereading this now. Read it in middle school and never imagined it could ever happen. Here we are. Thanks brandon

[@TBrosProject]

You’re reading it wrong. You’re the brain-gone. Figure it out

[@dan8910100]

@@TBrosProject trans women are women

[@HailSatanLLC]

Good job being the literal embodiment of what Orwell warned against.

[@grantstratton2239]

I think that there are threats of parts of this book against Western society (mostly around free speech issues), but the only place I think it is reasonable to say it's fully implemented is in N. Korea.

[@SuperSky9]

@@HailSatanLLC No, that's you! Because you think the news is the omniscient truth of the universe while thinking anything opposite that narrative is automatically wrong and fascistic. If todays America was Natsy Germany You'd be rating out conservatives like jooz.

[@user-kd8ec7qo1v]

This is so terrifyingly relevant today. This is my best friend's favorite book, and yet somehow he's been sucked into supporting a bunch of authoritarian ideas in the US recently, all because he thinks he's on the side of the good guys. Idk who the good guys are right now, BUT I know the bad guys have ALWAYS believed they were doing good.

[@mikehawk8984]

Yeah that's really the danger I've tried to espouse to my friends on both sides of the political spectrum. True atrocities and hate always come from people that belive they are the moral good, giving in to their "ends justify the means" mentality

[@johnynoway9127]

by that logic if i save a baby then...im a bad guy too cuz you dont know whose good or bad.

[@yandan7010]

Did ya take the jibbyjabs, mate?

[@tippytalk]

So true, so many people have been murdered and tortured in the name of ‘doing good’ Scientology is one of those ‘religions’ that claims to save the world. In the name of saving the world they use, abuse and really hurt their own people. However, there are good guys, but not in our institutions. They are the guys that help you for free. The guys that give you real information even though they are being punished for it. The guys that practice real unconditional love, not those that CLAIM to practice it

[@benji9390]

There’s no good guy in the state it’s a unfortunate truth of the life we currently live Both sides red or blue left or right in almost all places in the world! I hope you can one day get thru that neither side is truly right agree with what you want not what the tell you too

[@thebrianchannel9890]

I’ve read this book about 30 times it seems like. Maybe not that many. In 2024 I looked at the cover the other day and decided I can’t read it right now. It would be too disturbing.

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

It is a deeply terrifying read. I always need a very strong cup of tea after finishing it

[@karmaredone4743]

@@unsolicitedadvice9198Terrifying indeed. I was the first class in my school to have 1984 removed from the curriculum (graduated in 2020). I plan on making it the next book that I pick up, as this will be the second full video I've seen on the ideas presented by Orwell. I've been talking with many people recently about the Ukraine war, and many Americans will wholeheartedly argue that the Russian government is a terrible, evil power. However, if I argue that the American government does many of the same things that the Russian government does (and upon reading, is actually a main cause for much of what happens in Ukraine today), they will often agree with me, but will still argue that we need to oppose and stop Russia. The idea of double-think is very real here - these are two entirely differing viewpoints (the American government is no better than Russia, but we need to oppose Russia and its wrongdoings) that people simultaneously believe to be entirely true. It's a very scary thing to think about, with real potential consequences for the future of humanity, and yet almost no one will agree with me that their viewpoints are conflicting.

[@Lyrielonwind]

It has happened to me with many authors; Dostoevski... especially "The house of Bernarda Alba" by Lorca... being a woman whose mother being as misogynistic as Bernarda...too much drama and echos from the past although that theater piece is the best of Lorca's narrative, not poetry.

[@Lyrielonwind]

​@@karmaredone4743 We are having a problem with books being cancelled but not as big as US. You are losing your freedom and we shouldn't be against Russian or any other countries but totalitarian government no matter if they hide behind one or another flag. I have been in Russia for four months and I lived in the States but I can't compare any country to another if is not in aspects but not the totality of them; you need to know the history and traditions. What most people don't get but billionaires do is that the fight among economical classes is for real and the richest are winning. Anyway, I don't want to convince you about anything. In the past books burning were a reality. Now is easier, they just have to cancel them. No good books in the libraries for the poor to read and no way to buy them either. So, we are missing past knowledge. If is available to you I can advise you non communist books written by Russian writers such as "The dogs and the wolves" by Irene Nemirovsky. "Life and Destiny" by Vasili Grossman (he died thinking the book was lost but someone micro filmed it and got it out of the Soviet Union...I bet is hard to find. Bulgákov " Dog's heart" and "The Master and Marguerite" which is a trip...I don't know how to describe it; it's quite surreal but a masterpiece... Bulgákov wasn't killed but he was dogged by Stalin. He spent his later years waiting for his death...no one was safe with one of the most paranoid psycho, especially their closest ones.

[@SMT-ks8yp]

@@karmaredone4743 speaing of similarities, does the USA government have a "war on fakes" where they put people to jail for diffamation of the country's military (guess who decides what about it is true)? Does it insist that there can be only one reason to speak against it, which is foreign bribes?

[@afribeanner]

The WEF think this book is an instruction manual not fiction.

[@blacksheepbear6382]

The WEF is just a place… Want to know who rules over you? Who are you not allowed to criticize? Who is getting legislation passed so it’s illegal to say anything they disagree with? No one cares what anyone says about the people that meet at the WEF.

[@DJWESG1]

You forgot how to spell tory.

[@ElonMuskrat-my8jy]

​@@blacksheepbear6382Tunnel diggers. But the WEF is one of the main organizations ZOG is using to force the 4IR on the world. I'm sure you're already familiar with the roots of the WEF if you know about ZOG though. Same tribe.

[@ma-moomoo]

@@DJWESG1 so funny how all sides read 1984, then accuse the other side of implementing it 😹

[@sneeringimperialist6667]

​@@ma-moomoo , because , even in the book, you need all sides to do the same things to their citizens, in the name of fighting the "Other side."...

[@splinewalker214]

That description of microphones and cameras. Is todays modern cell phones.

[@rosenunez4328]

And anything with Alexa, google. Siri etc

[@SkyeSage17]

I actually read this in 1984. I was 21. Growing up in Germany in the early 7o's. My mother a Czech fluchtlinger never let me forget about the notz regime. She would always say to me dont talk so loud,dont ask questions and the fear she would exude. We knew it was serious. These controllers know how to subjugate humans.

[@alena-qu9vj]

If she were a German Jew born before the Reich she woud certainly have a much happier memories than a Czech Fluchtling ... /s

[@TheBearWilliams]

This is an absolute pleasure of an essay. Breaking down 1984 is intensely interesting

[@Highspergamy]

What if I told you 1984 is not primarily about the future, but the past?

[@azbz9075]

@@HighspergamyYes, but the past as prologue.

[@silopante]

Just opened youtube to see one of my favourite content creators talk about Orwell, a true blessing

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Ah thank you! I hope you like it! This has been a long time in the making

[@Lyrielonwind]

Try reading Bulgákov or Vasili Grossman...if you can find them. I had a hard time finding "Life and destiny" by Grossman and "Dog's heart" and "The Master and Marguerite"; even in Russia were hard to find for decades.

[@falkorornothing261]

​@@unsolicitedadvice9198 Great video! Last time I read 1984, I realized that there is a lot that you can't know for sure. Is there a war actually happening? Were there actually any other countries? Is big brother alive? Did big brother ever exist? Is there even a top authority or is functioning like a well oiled machine? With the last question the highest authority we know of is O'Brian and he used to be part of the resistance. I think a good idea for a movie would be a sequel where Winston is in one of the top positions. There is no direct leadership but different people take on certain roles of leadership and think their is someone above them. Somehow Winston comes out of it while taking down the new resistance and brings down the government from the inside. Or, realizes big brother doesn't exist and assumes his role. I loved the way you started this out with it getting banned because of misunderstanding. 😂

[@jasonolyver6430]

Sometimes I abstain from warning people of future possible horrors in fear they might take them as inspiration

[@krispykush313]

Future? You're witnessing it real-time. (think: frog in pot)

[@therealdyl1099]

You know what’s crazy? This was a curriculum book when I was in high school (public school) but we just had to answer questions about the book (memorization) instead of learning the lessons.

[@christopherkucia1071]

Also being banned in US schools

[@giantclam1822]

My High School as well......Class of 84

[@martinsolomon5500]

Why would they want you to observe any lessons ? That’s like sitting in a church and asking the audience to tell you what part of the Bible should be refuted and complete nonsense. 😂 You’re IN 1984. What part isn’t true

[@zachharkins6930]

As someone who has pretty bad hearing, I just wanted to say thanks for adding your own subtitles with each word being highlighted. It may be a small thing but it really helps out, just earned a sub on that alone👍

[@Everywhere4]

Winston’s feelings to big brother reminds me of my own feelings to civilization. This quasi-superorganism which domesticated humanity. I can not deny, that civilization granted me a lot of opportunities and luxuries. But I can not overlook the fact that I am not truly free as long as my freedoms are merely granted to me. I can not overlook the fact, that most of our values have been manufactured by civilization, values that do not exist for the sake of human growth but that exist to stabilize civilization by creating a moral and legal prison for the human mind.

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Ah, you might enjoy some of Diogenes the Cynic's insights if you want to explore that critique further

[@darksideoftheforce7801]

Nah, that's just nihilism

[@Everywhere4]

@@darksideoftheforce7801 The opposite is the case. I merely acknowledge that what is in civilizations best interest might not be in humanities best interest. Civilization is the greatest threat to humanity, since it possesses the potential to destroy itself together with humanity, and because it possesses the potential to survive humanity by replacing it’s human substrate with another type of entity.

[@soulstorm8806]

Your mind can be imprisoned in evil though seemingly “free”. Many without morals found themselves dead at the hands of themselves. They were not free. But BOUND and UTTERLY. Just saying that this much is so.

[@christopherkucia1071]

I have recently become very conflicted about free will and true consciousness. I’ve always felt as though it’s all mostly decided for us by us experiencing our environment, what ever that environment is for each and every one of us…. All our knowledge and learned behavior is from things before, people from the past, just observing nature itself. Even if born out of thin air into a forest all alone and growing up all by yourself, we are slaves to our experiences of our environment. (At least while in the flesh and mortal mind here on earth….) We all know our systems are lies. Voting doesn’t really matter, money does. We all know those in power will be in power. There will always be a “force of evil” out there, and you know what? Maybe it’s supposed to be like that… ever think of that? Anyways, it our duty to fight and break free. As free as we can. And even as a collective. Because the power and control today, is almost utterly complete….. and there is no other choice, unless you want to be miserable AND oppressed! We’re almost always going to miserable regardless, (unless ignorant and blissful as Orwell explains….)

[@philotimo19]

1984 = Scotland in 2024

[@killjoyredux8361]

We actually got a mix of Brave New World and 1984, in reality. Yay.

[@ElonMuskrat-my8jy]

Fabian socialist technocracy. A combination of corporate capitalism, Communism and cultural Marxism with cutting edge technology to control it all. The good news is this generation of globalists are not as intelligent as previous generations.

[@Lyrielonwind]

👍

[@skepsswag]

Love how they keep my on my toes

[@ElonMuskrat-my8jy]

@@Hojotoho.Yall504 I wish we were actually able to implement that guidebook. Unfortunately we are far from it tho 😔

[@ElonMuskrat-my8jy]

@@Hojotoho.Yall504 LOL I'm a man, why would I read it? I just like the solutions they impose in their situation.

[@ashwillfly859]

Imagine a thumb , smashing down on a touchscreen , forever .

[@alannothnagle]

That‘s the world we live in today.

[@ImGodTheMaryBanger]

Hehe this comment is severely under rated

[@blenky5516]

This goes so hard

[@no-dogma]

We are already living in a 1984 like world. Most people don't realize it

[@connermcdade8653]

This is the best video essay I’ve seen in a while. Not only you explained the philosophical undertones of the novel in great detail, you questioned the viewers about the mental gymnastics we subjugate ourselves to fit into the mold of society. Keep up the great work!

[@jakemidnight7458]

This is one hell of a deep study of this fascinating book - really well done

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you! I still feel like I barely scratched the surface!

[@user-kd8ec7qo1v]

"New speak." It's so scary to me that we all read this book in high school and yet smart, good people are promoting doing this

[@alvlnd]

My school wasn’t allowed to read it😅

[@user-kd8ec7qo1v]

@@alvlnd when/where did you go to hs? That's scary af!

[@faristodekaheloj2652]

Florida

[@Blakoss]

It’s always the smartest of society, professionals, doctors etc that push ideals like this, not the working class. The more intelligent a person is, you’d think they’d be able to break free of their biases but the opposite is true. The more intelligent you are, the better you can reinforce your biases with carefully selected facts that support them. An intelligent person can jump through a lot more loops to justify a wrong than an unintelligent person can. There’s a word for the phenomenon but i forgot what it’s called.

[@mixedviews3536]

⁠@@Blakoss​​⁠there are a lot of things you mentioned together… this is not correct. There are many more average people than intelligent. You’re thinking of confirmation bias, but jumping through mental gymnastics is not what intelligent people do. Intelligent people know that they don’t know a lot and are accepting of new information while less intelligent people think they know more. It’s called the dunning-Kruger effect. It’s not the intelligent who run society, it’s those with money. Sometimes there is overlap but intelligence can be had at any tax bracket. There are just too many people who aren’t smart enough to understand that trying to keep others from doing better will hurt them as well. Others getting more doesn’t mean you get less but capitalism needs people to believe equity is impossible. It is possible, we just have to overhaul a lot of our systems, and too many people think the system is fine even though there are many blatant examples that it’s not. And again, back to cherry picking for confirmation bias.

[@tylerwarwick7975]

I'm so glad I found this channel, easily one of my favorites. Your perspectives and breakdowns are so refreshing because it feels like most other people speaking on these topics are too eager to flex their knowledge on the topic but when I watch you it feels more like curious observation if that makes sense. Which in my opinion is the the number one important thing when it comes to philosophy but reading or listening to many other philosophical types tends to feel like they are trying to prove their idea true rather than test ideas to find the truth. Enough of my rambling, I just wanted to say I really appreciate the work you're doing and I look forward to seeing more.

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you! And that is certainly the vibe I hope to give off. My greatest wish for these videos is not so much that anyone will accept my conclusions but that they will act as a stepping stone for their own

[@tylerwarwick7975]

@@unsolicitedadvice9198 well you are doing a damn fine job, plus you have helped me in building a concept that helps me more easily accept the nature of good and evil so I kind of feel obligated to express my gratitude and acknowledgement of your talents 🤷‍♂️

[@ratchetrock6040]

they did in 2009

[@dr.philfanfiction6778]

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a clown shoe stamping down on a human face forever.

[@siyaindagulag.]

🤣👍

[@thesorrow4664]

😆

[@ElonMuskrat-my8jy]

The reason Orwell knew so much was not because he was a prophet but because he had experience of British empire colonial life in Burma. Thats where he learned about the hungry rats in the box for your face. Jay Dyer has some great takes on the metaphysical aspects of Big Brother in his video The World's Greatest Villain.

[@fordprefect5967]

Don't forget about the fact Orwell use too be in journalism in Britain during the 1930's when they were censoring the press on covering the nazis and authoritarian governments

[@debbylou5729]

No one thinks he’s a prophet. Rats have been used in this way for centuries before the British were in Burma

[@ElonMuskrat-my8jy]

@@debbylou5729 I've seen 1984 praised as prophetic more times than I can remember.

[@debbylou5729]

@@ElonMuskrat-my8jy so?

[@ElonMuskrat-my8jy]

@@debbylou5729 Ok don't care. Have a great day.

[@e.e.-wi9ii]

Do "Brave New World" next. It's 1984's big brother, no pun intented.

[@ickster23]

The two go hand in hand, as we see aspects of both creeping into our societies.

[@elisesandau8485]

And animal farm

[@Pallasathena-hv4kp]

I read the book when I was 14, which was the year 1984. I’ve read it many times and it always makes my blood turn to ice.

[@Sunsn7]

So you're saying you think it's a personal instruction manual?

[@lundsweden]

North Korea is pretty close to the dystopian reality of 1984 in real life.

[@juliusrandle2733]

And the rest of the world to a lesser degree especially America and U.K

[@lundsweden]

Well yes, I do agree to a degree.

[@joshuabrooks2300]

To me just into the video of less than 5 minutes in, I got chills when I heard big brother how many continents do big brother as a tv show… just saying I don’t believe in coincidences 😅. I’m In Australia and this sounds like most of the world including our country to me… this is scary more so when it seems like this book truly has been hidden me and most my mates I’ve asked never heard of this book at school or in passing 😅

[@ramonserna8089]

My native country became a dictatorship and I sadly recognize a lot of 1984 tropes in reality.

[@maruso2221]

Sorry to hear that

[@Love.love.11]

You’re Canadian too?

[@rosenunez4328]

Cuba! Totally brained washed!

[@TheoVoidTV]

Love your videos man. Been watching and listening every night for the past week. You’re really great at teaching these different philosophies and I’m loving it. Keep em coming dude 🖤

[@shadrielv7113]

Incredibly impressive intrigue for my first show with you. I look forward to seeing more from you! Welcome to my list, good sir!! 😊

[@kalibyoung1133]

Love to see it I watched ur q n a and you said you wanna make philosophy easy to access and you definitely do great video bro

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you!

[@mortalexo103]

Oh man. I ❤ this channel. I will support soon as I am able. Please keep doing what you do.

[@Montevideo2313]

Some day I will read the book. Your video has sufficiently terrified me to hold off until I'm ready again. Need to catch my breath. Wow. What an amazing video. So clear. Well done!

[@nosondre]

This was was “encouraged” reading when I was in High school. I’ll never forget it. Every day I’m reminded.

[@quasarqueen]

I discovered you channel today and I overjoyed by the quality of your content. Your channel alone justifies me paying for youtube premium

[@pettender4229]

I just discovered him today too. He is so good.

[@Bailiol]

Does this mean we should be somewhat worried about Scotland's "hate crime" law?

[@jessemockler616]

Yessss

[@klosnj11]

Yes.

[@DJWESG1]

The law (English and Welsh) already has a hate and discrimination act that applies in some part to all the home countries. Each with its own interpretation.

[@craig-michaelkierce1366]

All of the great Commonwealth countries are on the express track to Maoist Marxism. Wake up, before it is too late. Best wishes from the States....in the Peoples Republic of New Jersey. Cheers...

[@ElonMuskrat-my8jy]

​@@craig-michaelkierce1366It's closer to technocratic Fabian socialism, a merger of the two dialectics of capitalism and Communism with a massive technological infrastructure.

[@PinakiGupta82Appu]

You explained the book thoroughly. 1984 depicts the essence of understanding our very own purpose in life, without prejudice. The purpose of our very own existence. If we live in a tragic situation, we should look back and think, maybe we are the craftsmen of our tragedy. That's true for people of all classes.

[@mixedviews3536]

Orwell wrote a letter to Huxley regarding this book. It is not about finding your purpose. It’s about white male oligarchy. You can find the letter online. It’s actually crazy how much the current American Christian nationalist movement matches the book.

[@handcrafted30]

Your videos are so engaging I watched across a day of work. Bits here and there but phone hidden in the notepad and your theatric tones on the headphones. Bravo, great work.

[@juno8922]

Fantastic work brother, I’ve been meaning to read this book, and I get a lot out of your videos, I like how you make them, thank you for sharing your takes on these sorts of things, very helpful

[@KBos72]

This brought me back to middle school, which was when I read 1984 - in 1984. This was a really great analysis. It's a bit odd though, 40 years into the future, still thinking about this book and how it relates to today.

[@DJWESG1]

It's cleverly written so it will always remain relevant to some degree.

[@pppoooiiipppoooiii]

im now 17 and idk why i read this when i was 15 but, other than the message it gives, on a story telling level it was an amazing work, i could feel the world as a colorless picture before Winston meeting with julia and after that how everything started to get splashed with life and color. I really love your videos and work please keep making these amazing analysis and reviews on these amazing subjects❤.

[@miniwizard]

Wow, one of the best examinations of 1984 I’ve yet come across and brilliantly linked to other works and philosophical ideas. Eloquently and superbly presented. 👍

[@livenne2179]

I would LOVE to hear your take on Gombrowicz's _Ferdydurke_ ! It is a truly fascinating and mind-boggling piece, and _1984_ 's theme of one's inability to express their own self reminded me of it in some ways :) Great video as always!

[@ethancoster1324]

You should look at Orwell's opposite, Huxley's Brave New World.

[@Ana_MF]

I knew it was going to be 1984 but almost an hour video and with subs... I feel spoiled:) Thank you!! Orwell depicted the dangers of totalitarism brilliantly. For me, if there's a lesson in the novel it would be that what makes us human (our capacity to think, to empathize to other humans, our individuality ,diversity, etc) is actually very fragile and should not be taken for granted. Hope to see more video analysis of novels like this in the future. It was brilliant...Not putting pressure or anything but a video like this on Brothers Karamazov would be heaven :DD

[@jeffreyreynolds4732]

This was a Deep Dive... Wow! My Brain isn't used to Waking Up to Such Stimulus! This is My Introduction to Your Channel, I'm going to have to Go Peruse More of the Work You have Done. Thanks for a Stimulating and Smart Presentation. The Main Reason I Decided to Watch was because I saw the Channel Name- "Unsolicited Advice" and I just Started Laughing! There's a Dark Humor attached to that Moniker.

[@al-ub2yl]

Amazing analysis. 1984 was the scariest thing i have ever read. Even to this day. Not only is it terrifying as a potential future, and that we can see steps towards it everywhere. It was also triggering, and articulated a lot of the experience of growing up in an abusive household.

[@jeremiash5180]

I have read it twice and still gained more insight from this video. Thank you!

[@normadeliberty6974]

This was a great hour, though I must watch it again. And read 1984 again. Thank you for your thought-provoking videos.

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you for watching!

[@normadeliberty6974]

@@unsolicitedadvice9198 thank you for replying.

[@PeterGregoryKelly]

1984 is now in the public domain, out of copyright and can be downloaded as a free PDF.

[@jcjcviews]

00:48 Speaking of "terrifying genius," this visual of the thinker in pencil sets the stage, carrying us off on a roaring good start on a journey without end... brilliant! Bravo! Such a meticulous, dramatic pitch! We salute you!

[@jonbotten8106]

Well done lad. You’re killing it!

[@AnnetteCurtain-tc4mh]

Born in 1972 and at school in england in 1984 i recall a teacher tellung us to avoid propaganda, at the time i thought she was talking about ww2 and Germany, its become aparant our benevolent governments are just as guilty as Germany in the 30s.

[@rando8916]

I mean if everything you say has some sort of influence, everything you communicate is propaganda, especially if you want it to actually have influence

[@AnnetteCurtain-tc4mh]

@rando8916 nicely put but your point is?

[@rando8916]

@@AnnetteCurtain-tc4mh you should have the same thoughts as I

[@rando8916]

@@AnnetteCurtain-tc4mh nah idk I’m not really trying to argue I just kinda dislike when people say watch out for propaganda as if it’s this ‘other’ thing, it’s something that’s collective, minor and in everybody, it’s not that it’s bad advice, it’s just it still feels misguided

[@AnnetteCurtain-tc4mh]

@rando8916 that's the point of propaganda it leaves a question

[@jacewulf4058]

From my own personal experiences what you spoke about in the section "Language and Thought" is absolutely true. I have struggled with anxiety around "Evil Thoughts" for most of my adult life. I expressed to my therapist that I was afraid of my thoughts making me a horrible person, but it took me a rambling half hour to do so, after I was done she summed it all up with me being afraid of "Thought Crime". Having a short, easy to reference term, made working around it so much easier. I can now remind myself that "Thought Crime is not real" as a tactic to stop the anxious loop in its tracks and redirect my mind onto healthier paths. (Does it always work? of course not. but its a helluva lot better)

[@celiacruzazucar6630]

Thinking of what you will think of next lows down a process, I read, helps in some way.

[@celiacruzazucar6630]

Slows*

[@pegm5937]

Thanks for re-opening the wounds inflicted me by Orwell with this book! (I'm sure you will catch the tone of that comment. ) This was a great, thoughtful video, and I appreciate it; I just wish it didn't resonate quite so strongly

[@alexsoules3760]

This is one if not the best philosophical channnel in KZbin

[@soulstorm8806]

I would die before I ever give in to such an evil repossession of my mind and body. This is why TRUTH is so unbelievably important. And I too agree that a broken system with criminals in the judges seats cannot possibly be respected by those who are on the bottom getting arrested on every new whim of the State!

[@riki4644]

that is your truth

[@ichbinverloren31]

amazing analysis bro congrats

[@BeauBirkett]

A terrific breakdown, i can think of a modern parallel to every point you make, absolutely terrifying

[@z-O_O-z]

👍🌟 I'm finding you very detailed and insightful - I love your anecdotal Chronicle narration regarding these historic figures! your vocabulary is definitely above average for the typical jargon people use in their videos and readings. I'm hoping I developed a better vocabulary and spelling of a higher intellect by listening to you :)

[@cayo2031]

Currently reading this and it keeps getting better and interesting it’s a slow burn

[@bedman2124]

It was mandatory reading in 9th grade in 1989 and now I bet they don't even read it anymore.

[@ShelleyBean1808]

This was great 👍 Just so well done. You should be proud! 😊

[@candycamus]

I watched the movie when I was much too young to grasp yet knew it was a must to explore and finally picked up the book last year or so. Now I pull it off the shelf and see I left off on page 91. With a writing on a book mark I wrote "I understand how I do not understand why". Your critic is not a spoiler for me at all, but rather an enlivening. 🙏

[@cinderstar7192]

This book along with Animal Farm (I hated it but suffered through it), Fahrenheit 451, and The Good Earth amongst many others were foundational in my current understanding of events happening today. Lotsa good philosophical treasures in these. If you havent read them i highly suggest reading. Some of the things like the gaslighting and mental struggles in the 1984 book really ring true now, after years of living. Some experience, you can't get without living it. And theres a warning: you don't and shouldn't strive to live these things either. Another good vid, thamks UA :)

[@johnkrstyen7351]

What did you hate about Animal Farm?

[@judithforever9494]

@@johnkrstyen7351animal farm was funny. I thought it was good

[@gingerbreadzak]

07:30 🧠 Orwell's novel "1984" highlights the importance of memory in personal identity, showing how the Party manipulates and distorts citizens' memories to control their perception of reality. 12:19 🗣 Newspeak, the official language of Oceania, is deliberately designed by the Party to limit citizens' ability to express dissenting thoughts, effectively controlling their minds and emotions. 18:32 💔 Orwell's depiction of thought control and emotional manipulation in "1984" serves as a chilling warning about the dangers of authoritarian regimes suppressing individuality and autonomy. 18:59 🎭 The Party in "1984" demonizes passionate emotions like love and sexual desire to control citizens. 20:50 💭 Repression of emotions in Oceania leads to a constant state of guilt and shame among its inhabitants. 22:30 🧠 The Party in "1984" manipulates the definition of mental health to include compliance with its regime. 25:15 📡 Total surveillance in Oceania abolishes private life and promotes constant anxiety among its populace. 26:24 🤔 In Oceania, any private opinion is subsumed within the political sphere, promoting fear and anxiety. 29:40 ⚖ The absence of formal laws in Oceania implies that everything citizens do is the state's business, erasing personal autonomy. 31:03 💀 O'Brien's motivation to serve Big Brother stems from a desire for symbolic immortality, tying into human instinctive death denial. 36:52 🛡 O'Brien's portrayal as distinctly human serves as a warning against sacrificing individuality for a higher power. 38:43 🤔 Nosic's question about entering the pleasure machine challenges whether blind happiness or imperfect reality is preferred. 39:24 💔 Winston faces a painful dilemma: conform to the party's lies for comfort or resist for truth, representing a clash between ideals and pragmatism. 43:59 😓 Making moral choices in 1984's world is incredibly difficult, with harsh penalties in either direction, highlighting the complexity of ethical decision-making. 45:23 😔 Helplessness and hopelessness pervade 1984, reflecting the bleak reality faced by its characters, echoing Kafkaesque themes of despair and disempowerment. 48:06 🌍 The Party's relentless pursuit of power leads to existential crisis, as it nears omnipotence, potentially depriving it of purpose and hope. 52:29 😢 Big Brother's ultimate tragedy lies in its dependence on dissenters like Winston, revealing a deeper layer of despair within the Party's structure.

[@halalmon]

This video is the best birthday gift someone ever gave to me. Thank you young sir.

[@Me-wk3ix]

This was brilliant, thank you! The language part is so interesting to me. It's been shown that at least to a degree, language can even affect how we perceive colors. I can't remember all the details, but, when languages have words for different gradients of color, humans see those gradients as more distinct and then perceive them differently. It's fascinating to me!

[@nightscape856]

Listening to this for a second time, I am chilled to my core thinking about the parallels between Big Brother and organized religion... especially of the fundamentalist and conservative variety...

[@aemidaniels]

ngl, the idea of just shutting off my higher thinking and falling in line with allowing someone else to think for me completely sounds somehow freeing. I know i don't want it, i know its wrong, yet there is that small spark of how much easier it would all be to just stop fighting. And that is why its so easy for it to happen in the first place.

[@halalmon]

someone else thinking for you is total baloney. They don't know your body or the experience your brain and its thought process that results in "you". That's the same are as replacing someone actually good at the job with someone clearly incompetent but just charming or stylish.

[@DJWESG1]

The beauty of the modern focus group coupled with meta data means the 'system' can make choices for you, the choices you didn't even know you secretly desired. And because you can never truly know for sure if those were true desires and wants, you wont ever know if the focus group and meta isn't just one big blag to steal democracy and freedom.

[@BoomRoomFive]

Super impressively the deepest breakdown of 1984 I've seen! Nice work!

[@davidbarringham7992]

Great presentation, young man.

[@renegaderaccoon335]

Sometimes I think about reading this book. But just hearing descriptions of the plot gets me so angry and frustrated.

[@scottbarber2736]

I read 1984 in undergrad and tean years ago. you have inspired me to read this again as well as "a Brave new world." that too needs another look.

[@ChardeeMacdennis339]

This is an excellent video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@rosemadder5547]

It's like standing up to an abuser. Very very well done! Best yet on 1984. I wish the people I'd like to share this with would actually watch it. They wont want to cut into their reality TV and TikTok makeup tutorial time though... Thought crime is very comparable to mainstream religion, huh?

[@AnnetteCurtain-tc4mh]

We the people keep the system alive because we have given our personal trust over to corrupted governments.As individuals we need very little,where as the government requires more and more from us.

[@Magool-xp8vk]

You did a great job 👏🏾

[@yourdailydoseofcommonsense5495]

This was excellent. Truly. So ty! 🙏

[@TheKitsuneDen]

The creepiness of all of it? How many you have a cell phone that pay more attention to more than each other? Or the computer? I'm 45- read this book back in high school, had to write a report about the whole severity of the story... It's scary how accurate the story is.

[@fayazahmad4441]

Good shift from your usual videos to a more politically philosophical one. 👍

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you! I also enjoy making these longer videos. They take ages but they're really fun

[@fayazahmad4441]

@@unsolicitedadvice9198 No matter the length of your video, I'm always captivated by your content-it's consistently thought-provoking and fascinating.

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Ah thank you! My aim is always to provoke thoughts, so I am glad it is coming across!

[@valentinegordon2923]

Fantastic presentation I am now a subscriber

[@campbellreid9131]

Subscribed, great video.

[@bubble-wu6fi]

Now you have make a video on Brave New World if you haven't already done one.

[@stage274]

More like brave new world. Also check out clockwork orange.. From Stanley Kubrick. Good future material for you.

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Ah I love both of those! I am defo planning to make videos on them in the future (though frankly, I have no idea how I would talk about A Clockwork Orange without KZbin throwing a complete fit)

[@DJWESG1]

​@@unsolicitedadvice9198 see how others have covered it. But in your case, it'll be far more academic and pass the tests.

[@ElonMuskrat-my8jy]

Bazed Lit Analyzer did a two and a half hour review on A Clockwork Orange. He has excellent takes. The subtitle is "AN MKULTRA FABLE".

[@jwatson6607]

I hope you guys have a great birthday and I love this video.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@jwatson6607]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-yc6yd4es2s]

Thanks, this was lots of fun. I read this first in 7th grade and again in high school when it made more sense. I remember Winston asking to be killed and o'Brian saying only once you don't want it anymore, and then there being a flash at the end, which I assumed was the killing now that he didn't want it anymore. Or maybe that's just the perfect ending I wanted.

[@WanamingoOne]

Christians: We support our radical overlord and will do whatever they say, we believe that they are omniscient and always watching, we also believe that if you do something that they dislike, you will be forever tortured. 1984: We support our radical overlord and will do whatever they say, we believe that they are omniscient and always watching, we also believe that if you do something that they dislike, you will be forever tortured.

[@ElonMuskrat-my8jy]

Username checks out

[@WanamingoOne]

@@ElonMuskrat-my8jy lol

[@WanamingoOne]

@@ElonMuskrat-my8jy so does yours Elon Musk with the Patrick Bateman profile picture

[@ElonMuskrat-my8jy]

@@WanamingoOne *Elon Muskrat. It's difficult for a 13 year old to read with the terrible education you guys get these days.

[@WanamingoOne]

@@ElonMuskrat-my8jy I’ll excuse that attack at my intelligence and have you know that I’m actually pretty smart

[@projectoldman3383]

Thank you so much for your efforts, I greatly appreciate the work you do.

[@emmawills4112]

Small detail, but I really like the subtitles with the highlight on each word as you speak it!

[@farinshore8900]

1984 = 2030

[@paulinasalih1247]

I grew up in Sweden, first generation. My parents were both Polish refugees, I am so happy they thought me never to trust any government. Anyone with that much power is inevitably corrupted. The only one I trust is God 🙏🏻

[@rubygoofy9020]

The sound quality got crispier.. congrats

[@GuardDog42]

Like the tower of babel the death of understanding is the beginning of the abstract, imperfect symbols passed between imperfect minds, the resolution distorted and broken each time. In a world where the medium of our abstract becomes increasingly distanced from the organic core of the thought. Even if we carved the truth in stone how could we be sure anyone could ever unpack it and assemble our thoughts again? Truly, we are all alone in the flavor of our thoughts and experiences; even when we're not.

[@Rescue21emt]

Sounds like the democrats in the United States in 2024

[@angieallen9129]

😂

[@anonymoose2474]

Sounds like all Democrats and 99% of republicans honestly. There's only a handful of Republicans who aren't uniparty

[@Donegalguy2]

Really well done

[@robertcoppola9061]

The last book i was able to sit down and read was this book and im glad i took the time. Another one was Fahrenheit 451 im pretty sure

[@davemathews5446]

How on Earth did this guy gain such wisdom and insight at such a young age? Brilliant presentation!

[@lunarmoon4596]

is this Christmas? just when i thought I've watched everything from you to videos to all the shorts i got an hour special it is my lucky day ironic how i wish comes to me coincidently?