The speakers discuss the negative attention that comes with new technological advancements, while acknowledging the progress made. They emphasize the need for criticism and holding companies accountable, discussing the relationship between technology and government and its potential invasion of privacy.
There's a reason why words like "Orwellian" and "thoughtcrime" have stuck in the public consciousness for more than 65 years, and that reason is George Orwell's 1984.
A denser, more complex read than Orwell's also-famous Animal Farm, 1984 is a story about systemic government oppression and the dark side of humanity. We lighten up the proceedings a bit with talk about not one but TWO Hank Williams Jr. songs, the wonders of modern technology, and criticism of criticism of criticism.
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