Replace "lock" with digital key and "manager" with "automated email" and this starts to sound like 2027. Kafka, at least, got to talk to a person. OTOH, we get

Replace "lock" with digital key and "manager" with "automated email" and this starts to sound like 2027. Kafka, at least, got to talk to a person. OTOH, we get to enjoy our Kafkaesque distopia without having to physically go to some office.