This all plays into the hands of government and oppressive types worldwide, including our allegedly "free" USA.

Once the investigative, pot stirring journalists die out and are replaced by corporate factoid manufacturers, the apathetic public still won't notice because everyone's too engrossed in their "devices" and narcissistic self worship through "Twitter", "Instagram", "Facebook" and whatever else pops up to impress friends about where they've eaten and what they've seen.

Governments are highly sophisticated now at creating slick propaganda and monitoring through apps, software and mandatory backdoor access to electronics allowing them to steer conversations and, in essence, control thought.

Orwell never realized how truly prescient he really was.