One of the most interesting music videos I remember seeing was "White Robe" by Tatu, from their album Waste Management, 2009. Back then in 2009 it stood out as a warning for a 1984 society where life is reduced to a compliance system.
Central to the video is this government sign:
"Detention Center
Department of CONTROL"
A 1984 setting is established and the lyrics follow suit:
"Feeling ugly, looking pretty"
She is trapped in a system requiring her to obey immoral policies, but outwardly she looks great.
"Word is written, bond is broken
No big secret left unspoken"
Families and social contracts are broken and there is surveillance everywhere. Privacy and secrets have become impossible.
"Sun is painted in the corner
But it's never getting warmer"
The propaganda is displayed everywhere but its falseness is tangible; there is no improvement in spite of the constant assurances. The propaganda is made permanent as if it was painted in the corner of your eye.
"All the lies they keep on selling
But you never check the spelling"
A constant stream of lies and propaganda, yet few are questioning the statements.
"Flying bullets hit the targets
Wings and halos, five to seven"
The system is ejecting a swarm of projectiles in the form of propaganda and compliance regulations and the targets are hit with these bullets.
"Brain is useless, chair is rocking
Open doors for dead man walking"
In a society where you are censored and restrained from exercising your free agency, your brain becomes useless without any reach or impact.
Luckily, in 2009 we also had the emergence of Bitcoin, providing humanity with the tech to safeguard individual property rights and our freedoms that depend on them, to resist a dystopian outcome.
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