The cyberpunk concepts that came about in the 80s are a good refinement too. That's really where corporate oppression really took the stage, and we're at the point where corporations are more powerful than most countries.
In Orwell's time and place the prevailing thought was that either communism or fascism was going to win and dominate Europe. They didn't really consider any alternative, so most intellectuals preferred communism. They saw the problems with it's implementation and hoped to do it better, which we now know is retarded. If you put Orwell in the context of his time his perspective makes sense.
I don't think it's maddening at all, it's free money