Fahrenheit 451 describes a society where media is designed to be as empty and pleasing to the consumer as possible, where thinking is seen as a threat. The burnings only came after, as the people rejected the books. Does this remind you of anything?
Remember when the CEOs of OpenAI and Palantir said that people should pay for all access to knowledge?
Instead of burning the books, they’re shredded and pulped. Millions gone, millions to go.
Buy what you can while you can. Books from before 2022.