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The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster
5.0

"We created the Machine [...] It has robbed us of the sense of space and of the sense of touch, it has blurred every human relation and narrowed down love to a carnal act, it has paralysed our bodies and our wills, and now it compels us to worship it. The Machine develops - but not on our lies. The Machine proceeds - but not to our goal. [...] and if it could work without us, it would let us die."

It's fascinating to recall that this was written back in 1909.