Lawrence Hall, HSG
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It
was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander
when
you were…within range of a telescreen.
-Orwell, 1984
But your privacy? Nah; deal with it, you see
Baked beans, magazines and mountain scenes
Vacation trips and handy houseware tips -
They see you, they know you, they hunt you
Podcasts, partisan views, gossipy news
Engine parts, how-to vids, and funny kids
Treating head lice, tax advice, dancing mice
They see you, they know you, they hunt you
Through your made-in-Shanghai Palantir
Adverts will forever make you fear,
My Precious
(“Palantir” is here an
allusion to Tolkien’s genius, not to the software people.)
