I for one am gathering physical books. Mainly on history and philosophy, but also on politics, psychology, medical science, and dictionaries. Even a decent amount of fiction novels too.
Main goal is to build a repository of information and media from before they started rewriting everything and changing definitions.
I doubt the crackdown will be as extreme as, say, Fahrenheit 451. But I do think there will be a point where non mainstream books will be out of print and it will be encouraged to voluntarily destroy/turn in copies to "fight misinformation" or "fight hate" or something along those lines.
If you mean what can we do on a wider scale to push back? Write your own counter-arguments to debunk/reveal their bullshit. Circulate them by starting a podcast, youtube channel, or getting a job at some newspaper. Write books, talk to people in real life, just circulate the info.
I know physical is the way to go, but even buying a hard-drive you can back stuff onto then finding .pdfs of tech manuals, Dr Seuss books and other actually learned material is also a way to go, just make sure to back it up.
Remember, after the fall of Rome, the catholic church at the time hoarded the knowledge of reading and writing, thus having a monopoly of learned materials during the dark age and because they were learned they also drew attention because local peasants who couldn't afford to read and write would get a priest to help with local trade deals, I think.
My analogy stands, when everyone around you becomes a peasant, you must be that priest, only then can you make a difference.
I for one am gathering physical books. Mainly on history and philosophy, but also on politics, psychology, medical science, and dictionaries. Even a decent amount of fiction novels too.
Main goal is to build a repository of information and media from before they started rewriting everything and changing definitions.
I doubt the crackdown will be as extreme as, say, Fahrenheit 451. But I do think there will be a point where non mainstream books will be out of print and it will be encouraged to voluntarily destroy/turn in copies to "fight misinformation" or "fight hate" or something along those lines.
If you mean what can we do on a wider scale to push back? Write your own counter-arguments to debunk/reveal their bullshit. Circulate them by starting a podcast, youtube channel, or getting a job at some newspaper. Write books, talk to people in real life, just circulate the info.
I know physical is the way to go, but even buying a hard-drive you can back stuff onto then finding .pdfs of tech manuals, Dr Seuss books and other actually learned material is also a way to go, just make sure to back it up.
Remember, after the fall of Rome, the catholic church at the time hoarded the knowledge of reading and writing, thus having a monopoly of learned materials during the dark age and because they were learned they also drew attention because local peasants who couldn't afford to read and write would get a priest to help with local trade deals, I think. My analogy stands, when everyone around you becomes a peasant, you must be that priest, only then can you make a difference.