Doublethink Is Stronger Than Orwell Imagined. 1984 was the profound story of authoritarian control over everything even our thoughts. Today Orwell's dystopian vision is coming true but in self-imposed forms. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/07/1984-george-orwell/590638/ Not woke-washing it's Over-washing. Detergent companies need people to use more detergent. The environmental costs to this are enormous. Frankly going to back to university washing a shirt everytime you washed it felt over the top. https://www.fastcompany.com/90359188/the-next-big-thing-in-fashion-not-washing-your-clothes Woke-washing - when companies that have profitted to the detriment to humanity then try and a take a pittance as a gift to cultural institutions. These entities are lavished with praise as being good stewards of society. The forbidden fruit is to question the source of the philanthropy and whether it's acceptable to take 'dirty money'. The MET and oth...
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