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[1984] But...why?

I've been told and shown the power of the party; to control the past, and even the nature of reality itself, but I can't accept their explanation as to **why**.

Power for the sake of power? Seeking something they admit to be intoxicating? 

The inner party *knows* that even they would have a better standard of living if they didn't devote themselves to making people suffer. They wrote it in 'Goldsteins' book. 

They say they want to limit resources through war so that there is always a difference in living conditions between the proles, outer and inner party, and yet all three are worse than they could potentially be? 

I understand that you can feel good living relatively well to your neighbours, but isn't a better coffee objectively better? Aren't better technologies objectively a better experience?

Such a simple, base motive seems beneath a party that works so tirelessly.

...please don't turn the dial up. I'm really trying to understand!
gpt
> Power for the sake of power?

Have you ever had power over someone, even the *smallest* bit? Like a hall monitor at school, or a moderator of a discussion forum. Have you ever heard the phrase "asshole with a badge"? It's intoxicating for many people to dictate the way others behave, and the more power they have, the more they need to meddle. It's classic human nature, and entire volumes have been written about it. The powerful love being in power so much that they lose themselves entirely to its pursuit. The old phrase about how power corrupts has stuck around because it's unfortunately very true.

And what's the only thing someone with unlimited power fears? Losing that power, of course. In their pursuit of more, they also work to make sure they keep what they have. This is most easily done by removing the resources of the people who would use said resources against them. In many cases, these nebulous powerful people end up draining everything from their own citizens to ensure no rivals ever arise, from without or within. In the case of The Party, they've begun work on removing the very minds of their own people, to make the idea of revolt impossible. They're trying to remove the last resource left, which is why they act the way they do.