The article reads as if it was something from The Onion. It's funny, then you realize it's real, and it become scary. I got a very similar vibe from "Journey B

The article reads as if it was something from The Onion. It's funny, then you realize it's real, and it become scary. I got a very similar vibe from "Journey Beyond Tomorrow" by Robert Sheckley. It's half SF, half satire, and very witty. The book chilled me a few times because I realized things he makes fun are happening around the world, just on a smaller scale (for example, people committing crimes in order to be sent to jail. Free food and shelter). When reading the book, I had to make breaks not because I was tired, but because it was like overdosing laughing gas.