Orwell sure saw into the future as did Al Capp and the Shmoos.....
"Shmoos", the old man warns, "is the greatest menace to hoomanity th' world has evah known!" "Thass becuz they is so bad, huh?" asks Li'l Abner. "No, stupid", answers the man—and then encapsulates one of life's profound paradoxes: "It's because they's so good!!".
Both along with few others, including Ayn Rand did 'predict' our present dilemmas...