Besides, if the humans did too much art they might achieve consciousness and wonder why the gini coefficient is like 90 and the temperature never seems to drop below that anymore. No danger of that with robots. Best to keep the humans numb and broken and pissing in bottles.
Why are the robots creating art? Why are the humans packing boxes?
Uh, efficiency? Ever fucking heard of it?
Besides, if the humans did too much art they might achieve consciousness and wonder why the gini coefficient is like 90 and the temperature never seems to drop below that anymore. No danger of that with robots. Best to keep the humans numb and broken and pissing in bottles.
Brave new World and 1984 combined in 2025 😃
Hey, dont forget every bacigalupi novel!