QUOTE(Herschelkrustofsky @ Wed 24th February 2010, 5:45pm)
Somey, what makes you so certain that 1984 was not a "how-to"? There were some that thought Brave New World was "a warning, not a how-to," but from what we know about Huxley's personal views, that is clearly not the case.
Neil Postman in
Amusing Ourselves to Death stated that he believed the world was more like
Brave New World rather than
1984 in that we are oppressed more by pleasure than pain. In other words, if we are all kept entertained, we won't care what the big bad governments are doing.