Absolutely fascinating, and 100% right:
What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who would want to read one.
Orwell feared the truth would be concealed from us. Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance.
These are all observations in an upcoming book by Neil Postman on how civil libertarians — while constantly on the alert to oppose tyranny — ultimately failed as their peers distracted themselves with mindless pleasure.
Rather than forcing you to believe, you are seduced to not care. Was Huxley right?
(h/t Kottke)