Dystopia: 2173 Prologue
The year is 2173. Though certain aspects of technology have greatly advanced, much remains the same as 150ish years ago, with some technology having even regressed. The 2000s and 2100s were not, as many had originally hoped, a golden age of technological advancement. Instead, these centuries would be remembered for their rapid and global shifts in culture, politics, and societal organization. AI rapidly developed, and quickly took over every available service job. The new masses of unemployed were left with no other option than to take up jobs in manufacturing and resource extraction, the only jobs AI could not do cheaper than a person. the conditions in factories and mines rapidly decreased. AI lobbyists (AI who are lobbyists) pushed the various governments of the world to reduce, and eventually abolish all workplace safety and labor …