This kind of "optimisation" has been around for over a century, starting with Frederick Taylor. Dehumanising, mechanistic management is not new, nor is the back

This kind of "optimisation" has been around for over a century, starting with Frederick Taylor. Dehumanising, mechanistic management is not new, nor is the backlash against it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_management https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_management https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_(1927_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_(1927_film)