Orwellian indeed. How long before Orwell’s “telescreens” are a reality - that the federal Gestapo will have a video camera in our homes to monitor us 24/7? When will the slaves finally revolt?
Arguably, I’m fairly certain the technology exists currently to make the “telescreen” quite real. It’s not that hard to do. The problem is in monitoring; let’s say every household has such a device. You’d need a computer program to monitor everyone; it would be too overwhelming for the relative handful of human eyes watching the feedback.
As to when the slaves will finally revolt, I’d say never. Remember another great quote from Orwell. “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever.”
As you may recall, there was no happy ending in “1984”. Only Winston, drinking cheap Victory, filled with love for Big Brother, waiting for the bullet to the back of the neck.
“We control life, Winston, at all its levels. You are imagining that there is something called human nature which will be outraged by what we do and will turn against us. But we create human nature. Men are infinitely malleable.”
The telescreens supposedly are here in the modern TV - big brother IS watching you.
“Orwellian indeed. How long before Orwell’s “telescreens” are a reality”
You are likely staring at a screen right now with a camera affixed. All it lacks, presumably, is the software command.