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ELI5: When people talk about an "Orwellian Society" what does that entail?
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It refers to a society in which everyday life is controlled by an authoritarian government through surveillance, manipulation, propaganda, control of information, and the creation of the "unperson" or someone whose existence is eradicated entirely from the public consciousness. "Big Brother," or an ever-vigilant figure that monitors all citizens' activities, is often a figure in Orwellian dystopias. The term comes from the fact that George Orwell wrote about such societies, most notably in his novel *1984*.