Kurt Vonnegut's Mechanical Piano has been published. 70 years ago, far away 1952 year.

Kurt Vonnegut's Mechanical Piano has been published. 70 years ago, far away 1952 year. But it seems that this dystopian novel is extremely relevant in the modern world, when self-driving cars are visible on the horizon, automation of production with the help of industrial robots, as well as Boston Dynamics delights us with anthropomorphic robots and robot dogs:) In the book, the main conflict unfolds between the world of engineers and production managers, as well as the Manor, in which blue-collar workers live. Interestingly, the engineers in the book are rapidly approaching the technological singularity. As you get closer, some engineers become unnecessary and drop out of their caste. But initially it seems that the main character is not threatened, because his career goes uphill, but... In general, I really like the book. Perhaps this is due to the fact that I like dystopias because of diversity - to paraphrase Tolstoy "all utopias are similar to each other, and in each dystopia humanity is unhappy in its own way" :

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