Quote Originally Posted by Citizen's Nephew View Post
This is ironic considering the real Orwellian nightmare involved Winston Smith going to work in a 'cubicle' office environment.

We won't have the resources to travel huge distances let alone the utilities to heat/water/light huge office complexes. Manufacturing is different though. Younger people today aren't going to want to or be able to work in corporate environments. The simple truth is we won't have the resources to afford the luxury of travel to a location to do exactly the same thing as we could do from home. Homes will be different anyway.
It is ironic in that sense, I agree, although far more to Orwell than 1984 and he wrote a lot about the importance of society and social interaction on human levels.

Also, the boss being able to contact you via a screen in your own home is also a theme touched upon in 1984.

It certainly isnt for me, and I think a society that normalised this would be a very bad society, and at the very least would only benefit those with large enough or comfortable enough home lives.