![]() ![]() Nonetheless, here in Texas we have a little slogan, “Come and take it,” which I apply to my DVD boxed set of the original Star Wars trilogy. There is a one-size-retro-fits-all “ordinary.”įor the most part, when it comes to media, replacing an old thing with a new thing is hardly a matter of life and death, even if it may be annoying on a personal level. You simply never know what the past really was, even if you experienced it firsthand. In the dystopian world Orwell imagines, there are no dramatic scenes of Nazi-like book burnings rather, old versions of reality are quietly republished, rendering dissenters pathetic instead of outraged, and leaving everyone in a state of dependency and confusion. And it’s mainly because of the memory hole.Ī term coined by George Orwell in his famous novel 1984, the memory hole is the nickname for the system of tubes inside the Ministry of Truth where the book’s protagonist, Winston Smith, disposes of old documents and articles as he modifies them to conform to the updated version of the official government narrative of events. In our digital age, we know our attachment to physical media and the devices required to use them makes us extraordinary. And, thank God, as I’ve just re-introduced into our modest bungalow a whole library previously kept at my former office. We hate clutter, but we’re definitely not into the minimalist Marie Kondo thing. ![]() For years, my wife and I have collected thousands of DVD’s, LP’s, CD’s, and of course books, and therefore we have had little choice but to decorate with them too.
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