No, being a pseudo-intellect is serious business.

You know what they say, if you have time for levity you have time for brevity.

No joking on reddit sir, it detracts from my point and leaves my anecdotes w low self-asteem.

I couldn't decide..

Not at all. He wants answers to questions that are both unanswered and irrelevant. So youre going to have to explain to me how it isn't irrelevant. You stated it but i am going to need you to qualify that statement..

if he finished the book he would know this.. historical ignorance is thematic in the book, explaining that any further is a potential spoiler, knowing the history blows apart the themes of the book. Orwell makes a point of making this both ambiguous and irrelevant.

If he wouldve asked "is big brother real? Do they ever go into detail about how he rose to power".. you would find similar answers for the same reasons. "Don't know and it's irrelevant and explaining that any further could potentially spoil the book for you so just read it". If Orwell were to give answers to these questions it would ruin aspects of the story completely.

It actually doesnt at all matter as a theme of the book. Orwell makes a point to demonstrate the facts don't matter at all, reality is whatever the party says it is. I think people that have said it doesnt matter are attempting to make a point without spoilers. It can be as important as you want to make it, it is still thematically irrlevant and that isnt an accident or oversight.