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More people need to read "1984" and understand that it's a warning, not a "how-to" guide.
Im 14 and this is depp
Orwell literally fought on the side of anarcho-communists in the Spanish civil war though. Doesn't that tell you a bit about what type of system he was criticising with the book?
1984 is still a work of fiction, and one that is not really making suggestions on how to combat dystopia. It's a warning, sure, but reading leftist theory that actually makes analysis and provides suggestions on what to practically do is more useful.
1984 doesn't have a happy ending, unless your idea of a happy ending is a man going insane. Oceania was always a lost cause. The point of warnings is that you're supposed to avoid the thing they're warning you against.