"That silly ELSIE should have just SHUT UP!!"
"The telescreen recieved and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it; moreover, so long as he remained within the field of vision which the metal plaque commanded, he could be seen as well as heard. There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. How often, or on what system, the Thought Police plugged in on any individual wire was guesswork. It was even conceivable that they watched everybody all the time. But at any rate they could plug in your wire whenever they wanted to. You had to live - did live, from habit that became instinct - in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized. |
Today, we blatantly DARE those in authority to 'come get us' with our online spoutings of defiance!
"That silly ELSIE should have just SHUT UP!!"
Can you imagine Orwell’s reaction if he could have seen the 21st century’s technological ability to watch and manipulate us? You and I are long past committing crimes against the state that might very well result in our future demise.