Interesting. Dickens envisaged something similar to Westworld (or Grand Theft Auto): a place where wealthy young men could behave badly without inconveniencing society at large. The satirical twist is that along with automatons, the poor would be recruited as victims that nobody cared about, and there would be a mock trial at the end in which the privileged young men would get off scot-free.

Sound familiar?

Originally shared by Jennifer Ouellette

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