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[–] thatonecoder@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

While I understand your point, the biggest misconception about the 1984 book is that it's mainly about surveillance — it's about manipulation of words, e.g. Ministry of "Peace".

[–] haroldfinch@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago

While I understand your point, it was never implied in my comment that 1984 is mainly about surveillance — in fact, it implicitly drew a parallel to the fictional setting of 1984, e.g. "the dystopian future wherein total surveillance to control the narrative" appearing to have become reality.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

The words led to the acceptance of the surveillance.