Over the course of his track “ Autonomous Delivery Robot ,” the artist known as “grandson” rapidly enumerates several novel technologies fundamentally altering basic aspects of modern life. Autonomous delivery robots, self-driving cars in San Francisco , iris-scanners at the airport, and personalized ads at the self-checkout are among those named by the song’s desperate, seemingly paranoid narrator, each one presented in a tone that suggests they are as dehumanizing as they are inescapable.

Aurally reminiscent of some 90s pop-punk, the song may not be for everyone; however, grandson does have a point about how technological improvements, supposedly upgrading so many aspects of life, are perceived as banal and accepted as normal, even as they slowly erode our privacy, autonomy, and h

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