1984, How the Internet Would Change it's Lesson

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1984 blames societies loss of control of on the lack of publications and information easily available to people. For the most 1984 is required reading, which is good, but that doesn't mean all of the students reading it are understanding it. This is largely because of the internet. In a world where you can talk to anyone in the world in a split second, converse with someone you haven't seen in years, pick-up exactly where you left off and you don't even need to see each other is a daunting idea that 1984's society can't fathom. Big Brother in 1984 would have a difficult time keeping track of everything online. Information can be deleted just as fast as it is added, making it hard to track its movement and more importantly its existence. The internet is a tool that many abuse and violate everyday. IT was created for the quick access of information. Now it is used to keep track of what your friends are doing every minute of everyday. It is on a personal level what Big Brother was doing in 1984, but this time you can't suffer many consequences from stating your opinion. Thanks to the internet the threat of a force blocking the sharing of information and the devolution of the human race is highly unlikely. If the internet was in 1984 to much proof would exist for people to accept the reality Big Brother was feeding them. IT is almost in the Matrix, the people would deny it and reject the reality and awake from it. With the internet we are likely to continue our information sharing and not be deprived of the ability to write whatever we feel for anyone to read. If only this ability was shared in the reality of 1984.