>science-fiction yeah, right. Which invention was there in the books, that seemed unlikely at the time and that had a significa t impact on the story? Drugs,

>science-fiction yeah, right. Which invention was there in the books, that seemed unlikely at the time and that had a significa t impact on the story? Drugs, microphones, cameras, TVs were basically an old hat at the time, like 50 years past for television and the phone, not comparing consumer articles. The stretch from widely available radio to TV is not a big one. The control and deception, dissociation and assimilation likewise. 1984 was the time of WW2 no less. What do you know about the situation in some hidden archipellagos somewhere in Oceania. BNW i found much less irritating, though it is not far from reality either. The only take away for me was sociatal exclusion, soma and population control through distraction. Enough in my bookkeeping, but not much science is involved.