The year is 2045. Oliver is late for work. He stayed out too late the night before and despite the constant droning from his alarm clock, he just couldn't wake up.
"Wake up, Oliver," his alarm clock would say repeatedly.
"Just 5 more minutes," an exhausted Oliver would respond.
Oliver is 24 years old. He is part of the New Baby Boom Generation that came into the world shortly after the great virus lockdowns of the early 2020s. Oliver works as a technician at an automated factory, not far from where he lives.
Factories in 2045 are not like the factories of today. For one thing, they exemplify lights-out manufacturing. Everything is automated. Robots do not need light to work, so most of the time the lights are ...
