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Essay / The Totalitarian Society in George Orwell 1984 - 1487
Although the Internet has been one of humanity's most important and revolutionary inventions, it creates a totalitarian society. With the Internet, it is possible to access an infinite network of knowledge accessible to anyone with a device that can connect to it. However, these vast benefits also come with serious dangers. The Internet poses a significant threat to individual privacy and free speech that has existed in the United States for hundreds of years. The human brain is being reconnected to the “external brain” that has been forced into our lives. Although more information is available, humans become closed-minded and limited in their thoughts. The Internet has replaced society as the source of influence and control that will significantly shape future generations. George Orwell's novel 1984 has become relevant again with the emergence of the Internet. The Internet has made George Orwell's nightmare come true: the creation of a totalitarian society. In 1984, control was achieved by using language to limit thought. The Internet can therefore be used to control access to information in order to shape society and limit ideas. The Internet has proven to be a medium that has led an international revolution toward uniformity. in thought and action. The Google search engine is used by more than 65% of Internet users worldwide (Infographic). As a result, people searching for specific topics around the world will read the same articles. As a result, we gather similar information together, making it difficult for us to choose what we want to read. When sorting through sources, Google only presents those that it believes apply to the viewer. Therefore, limiting one's freedom by showing the same results middle of paper...... are trends that may simply be indicators of something worse to come. As we have seen in Asia, the Internet can be a powerful tool that corrupt governments can abuse to force their citizens to think the same way. The Internet, although it can be very useful for accumulating information, creates uniformity among the public and shapes the way we act. The large number of people contributing to the Internet has created a global community. However, the online society is becoming a reality: it is becoming a driver of public cultural change. The result is a one-sided, totalitarian society, much like George Orwell's nightmare in 1984. In the future, the Internet will continue to be a new challenge that society must constantly address. Faced with these challenges, we must keep in mind the warnings presented in 1984 by George Orwell..