“‘1984’ as history One of the key technologies of surveillance in the novel is the “telescreen,” a device very much like our own television. The telescreen di

“‘1984’ as history One of the key technologies of surveillance in the novel is the “telescreen,” a device very much like our own television. The telescreen displays a single channel of news, propaganda and wellness programming. It differs from our own television in two crucial respects: It is impossible to turn off and the screen also watches its viewers.” https://theconversation.com/what-orwells-1984-tells-us-about-todays-world-70-years-after-it-was-published-116940 https://theconversation.com/what-orwells-1984-tells-us-about... Well, it’s only halfway to 1984, since it doesn’t look like it has a camera. Let’s call this a 992 technology. For New Yorkers, walking out of the flat and being bombarded by a loud presentation of news was part of the experience for over 100 years, ever since newsstands have been around. But the difference here is instead of being bombarded with 7 or 8 differing dailies headlines, you get exactly one. The NYT. That’s a bit Orwellian. For some reason, the story of the man who ate nothing but McDonalds for weeks straight popped into my head.