1984 was a warning, not an instruction manual

Zay N. Smith will henceforth be providing QT at the Beachwood Reporter. From his first column on the new site:

News Headline: "Video surveillance cameras everywhere in our lives."

News Headline: "Congress OKs drones over U.S. cities."

News Headline: "Texas schools punish students who refused to be tracked by microchips."

Do we need to review the notion that 1984 was a warning and not an instruction manual?