In 1997, the internet was a novelty. Yet Radiohead released OK Computer, an album terrified of a connected future.
Fitter Happier
The track "Fitter Happier" is spoken by a text-to-speech engine. It lists the requirements of a modern life: "Regular exercise at the gym / Getting on better with your associate employee contemporaries." It sounds robotic. It sounds dead.
The LinkedIn Bio
Read it today. It sounds like a LinkedIn profile. "Productive. Efficient. Optimized." We became the robots Radiohead warned us about. We optimized our humanity away for better engagement metrics.