[cyberneticist]

I have read 1984 twice. Once in 1999 and once in 2021.

The effect of the telescreen was so different from what I remember in 1999. It seemed trite in 2021.

Many aspects of 1984 would be an improvement over what we have now. I also imagine that however bad we think surveillance is now it is much more than what we believe it to be. It would hardly be shocking if voice activation is storing keywords from nearly all in person conversations.