George Orwell Technology Essay

“I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots” these are the words of Albert Einstein. Technology has been growing as the years past by but now wearable technology has become a trend in today's society. George Orwell 1984 novel is accurate, effective, but fail to predict people's willing towards using technology.

Orwell fail to predict that the society's self willing to be spied on. Well known brand companies are creating new wearable technology like the google glasses, new smart phones, and many more things so people can buy. “ The instrument (the telescreen, it was called) could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting it off completely” (2). This quote is explaining how the telescreens can not be turned off completely but in reality we do not leave the phones,
We seem to be blinded by the truth of being spied and recorded when talking on the phone or texting. “ There was no telescreens, of course, but there was always the danger of concealed microphones by which your voice might be picked up and recognized; besides, it was not easy to make a journey by yourself without attracting attention” (117). This quote explains how telescreens are not always present but microphones are anywhere when you least expect it. For us in the modern world we are using the fitbit wristband, iwatches, and many more electronic wristbands. This is a way to keep track of people and anybody can access your data.

The novel 1984 is an example of how society turned out to be and how technology has advanced to the 21st century. Despite the fail prediction of Orwell on people volunteering to be spied on, he was right on the rest. Orwell did his part on showing us how the future will change and has changed since then. It is now up to us to believe or to still be