1984 can't be more prescient than a book that has already become reality in most of the world that matters (culture, art, science, influence wise). If you don't

1984 can't be more prescient than a book that has already become reality in most of the world that matters (culture, art, science, influence wise). If you don't see that hedonism and general moral decay has become the overwhelming norm, you're probably part of it. 1984's surveillance may be here, but the brute force is only reserved for the rare nails sticking out; if those haven't already gone crazy from surviving in the sane asylum.