Yup. It’s just human storage and performative “productivity”. It’s about making the people who take credit for the hard work of others look and feel necessary.

What frustrates the hell out of me is that if they would just allow everyone who can work from home do so, it helps cut down emissions. It won’t solve the whole thing, of course. But it’s a super easy way to make a difference.

But control freak bosses are all “Good news, everyone! You must return to working in the office. Because it is so much better. It makes me feel important, you see. If I don’t see your butts in chairs in front of monitors, I don’t think you’re actually doing anything.”

Minor stuff like that makes me think that we’re really doomed here. Late stage capitalism won’t even do the easiest of easy things about climate change.

I binged the Dredsen Files, and after that found it a little difficult to reset. Same for the Dune series.

Then I binged all of the James Bond books, and by the last 2 or 3 I was more than ready to be done with those.

I have not read it myself, but I believe “The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains” by Nicholas Carr might fit the premise.

The first book was a big hit and the most immediately memorable / powerful. I think the later books stuck with me longer after reading them, though. Not as immediately entertaining / interesting as the first one, but more reflective.

That whole series is wonderful. Don’t let the “Young Adult” label keep you away from it. If you like fantasy at all, it’s some of the best ever written, IMO.