This becomes Phildickian, when e.g. the "tyrant" is a doorknob. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7444685-the-door-refused-to-open-it-said-five-cents-please htt

This becomes Phildickian, when e.g. the "tyrant" is a doorknob. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7444685-the-door-refused-to-open-it-said-five-cents-please https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7444685-the-door-refused-to... Bear in mind that this was written in 1969. Smart doorknobs were not a thing then, but PKD went right to the "pay per use", a robot programmed to lawfully exploit the common guy, situation.