In fact, whenever you bring it up in a debate about surveillance, people instantaneously dismiss it as inapplicable, and what they say is, "Oh, well in '1984,' there were monitors in people's homes, they were being watched at every given moment, and that has nothing to do with the surveillance state that we face."
Kun sen ottaa esille keskustelussa, ihmiset sivuuttavat sen epäolennaisena. He sanovat: "Kirjassa ihmisiä  tarkkailtiin kodeissaan koko ajan." "Meillä ei ole vastassa mitään sellaista."