the process where one becomes a thot. thotalization can take up to several years, or a mere two weeks. once one is thotalized, there is no going back. Once a thot, always a thot.
A government that tries to control everything people do in their life (how they eat their dinner/holiday dinner, where they go, what they wear, and what they do).
When the state is totally in control of most people's lives, though there will always be a few the state doesn't control, which makes what the state says about not totally being in control somewhat true, even if it's mostly bullshit.