If the future elite is growing up under surveillance and this is normal for them - won't it then just be a matter of time before this becomes the new normal for

If the future elite is growing up under surveillance and this is normal for them - won't it then just be a matter of time before this becomes the new normal for all of us? As much as I would like it to happen, I doubt some switch will flip after they exit university, which makes them no longer accept measures like this.