Real World And 2081 Similarities

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Comparison of 2081 and real life has a big difference because there aren't cannot do. Although 2081 has a boring life, at least they can live and not be killed. Have you ever wondered what are the differences about 2081 and the real world? One similarity that they have is that you cannot take off your handicaps because they want everyone to be equal.

Two similarities that the movie “2081” and the real world have is that they both have police, if both worlds did not have police everyone would be out of control and it would just be a disaster. Another thing that both worlds have is that they both have laws. For example, a law in 2081 is that you can't take off your handicaps. An example for the real world is that they have a law where

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