Quote by George Orwell on passivity and screens

„The people will not revolt. They will not look up from their screens long enough to notice what’s happening,“

George OrwellGeorge Orwell criticizes media dependency and people's lack of attention to societal changes.
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George Orwell was a British writer, journalist, and social critic, known for his critical novels on totalitarianism and political power.

A quote highlighting distraction by digital media and resulting passivity.


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George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair (1903–1950), was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His works, including '1984' and 'Animal Farm', are major classics of political literature that expose totalitarian regimes and social injustices.

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