This is O'Brien trying to brainwash Winston. For the last
several months, Winston has enjoyed life at least as much as possible in that society.
However, the society is marred with oppressive power. This is what O'Brien eventually
alluded to in this quote.
He wants Winston to understand
that the power the Party contains is an addiction itself. That power grows with the
dumbing down of the people with every new generation and every new lie. For the strong,
for those in power, this power is a fulfilling feeling. O'Brien is trying to convey to
Winston that there is no turning back. This process of gaining power over the masses of
people has already begun and it will snowball into a power so strong that the people
will never again gain their individuality. The ideas of no curiosity or enjoyment allude
to this dumbing down of the people. They will not know to search for these human traits
because they will not have previously experienced them nor will they know that they are
capable of them because they are just not allowed.
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