Re-reading Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four this week, I was struck by the huge number of his concepts that have permeated current culture. Now that we're living in a dystopian surveillance state, writing about this may trigger interest from Australia's Big Brother government, but I'm prepared to risk that. So before they cut me off, here's a list of concepts from that novel. How many of these are you familiar with?
Big Brother
Room 101
Thoughtcrime
Doublespeak
Memory hole
Crimestop
History is stopped
Big Brother is Watching You
2 + 2 = 5
Newspeak
unperson
Ministry of Truth
War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength
