Jean Baudrillard wrote some really great pieces on what the proliferation of technology with things like the clocks and mirrors did to humans. I highly recommen

Jean Baudrillard wrote some really great pieces on what the proliferation of technology with things like the clocks and mirrors did to humans. I highly recommend his book The System of Objects (https://archive.org/details/systemofobjects0000baud/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/systemofobjects0000baud/mode/2up).