Surveillance of every motion is the panopticon’s decisive advantage over ordinary industry

Evidence

And to crown the whole by the great advantage which is the peculiar fruit of this new principle, what other master or manufacturer is there, who to appearance constantly, and in reality as much as he thinks proper, has every look and motion of each workman under his eye? — Jeremy Bentham, The Panopticon Writings, 217

Categorization

• XREF: Orwell’s telescreens in Oceania extend exactly this ‘every look and motion under his eye’ to its logical end — continuous, unseen, internalized. — connects to: Factory surveillance proved inseparable from industrial production and profit — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 271

Related

• Factory surveillance proved inseparable from industrial production and profit (similarity 0.83)

Broader Connections

• Factory surveillance proved inseparable from industrial production and profit #corroborates (0.82) — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 271