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Readers marvelling at Orwell's prescient telescreens

Original: Lately I can't get over how impressive it was that back in 1948 George Orwell depicted a world where not only had scienc

People are again praising George Orwell's 1948 novel '1984' for foreseeing a world where science and technology regress under fascist rule, while the one futuristic invention is the proliferation of screens that watch viewers as they watch them. Commenters note how closely today's ubiquitous cameras and devices resemble his telescreens, calling the depiction not unimaginable in the present day.

Why now: Renewed discussion of surveillance technology is making Orwell's depiction of screens that watch users feel newly relevant.

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• Lately I can't get over how impressive it was that back in 1948 George Orwell depicted a world where not only had science and technology regressed under fascist rule, but the one futuristic thing was the profusion of screens that watch you as you watch them. Not unimaginable… · caten@mathstodon.xyz · 2

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