The Man Who Married a Robot/ Love Theme- The 1975

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6tSpCXBazk

This is a story about a lonely, lonely man
He lived in a lonely house, on a lonely street
In a lonely part of the world
But, of course, he had the internet
The internet, as you know was his friend
You could say his best friend
They would play with each other everyday
Watching videos of humans doing all sorts of things
Having sex with each other
Informing people on what was wrong with them and their life
Playing games with young children at home with their parents

One day, the man, whose name was @SnowflakeSmasher86
Turned to his friend, the internet, and he said, "Internet, do you love me?"
The internet looked at him and said, "Yes
I love you very, very, very, very, very, very much
I am your best friend
In fact, I love you so much that I never, ever want us to be apart, ever again, ever"

"I would like that", said the man

And so they embarked on a life together
Wherever the man went, he took his friend
The man and the internet went everywhere together
Except, of course, the places where the internet could not go
They went to the countryside
They went to birthday parties of the children of some of his less important friends
Different countries, even the moon

When the man got sad, his friend had so many clever ways to make him feel better
He would get him cooked animals
And show him the people having sex again
And he would always, always agree with him
This one was the man's favorite and it made him very happy
The man trusted his friend so much

"I feel like I could tell you anything, " he said, on a particularly lonely day

"You can, you can tell me anything
I'm your best friend, anything you say to me will stay strictly between you and the internet"

And so he did, the man shared everything with his friend
All of his fears and desires
All of his loves, past and present
All of the places he had been and was going, and pictures of his penis

He would tell himself, "Man does not live by bread alone"

And then he died in his lonely house, on the lonely street, in that lonely part of the world
You can go on his Facebook

'The Man Who Married a Robot/ Love Theme' is a song by The 1975, from their album 'A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships'. The song is a poem about 'loneliness, data, social media and internet addiction' (NME Magazine), and it is narrated by siri. I think this song is very thought provoking because of the way the mans' relationship with the internet is described feels very dystopian, but it's quite reflective of our current reality. It's an interesting exploration into our relationship with the technology, and how people lacking in human connection can feel comforted by the internet and become absorbed by it.

"It acts as a sly sequel to 'Fitter Happier', Radiohead’s doomsaying, robo-voiced nightmare from OK Computer. It sits atop a bed of treacly piano plinks, like a demented parody of a Facebook commercial that’s desperately trying to get you to log on again. In the end, the troll dies. The internet does not."

Condé Nast. 2023. The 1975: A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships Album Review | Pitchfork. [ONLINE] Available at: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-1975-a-brief-inquiry-into-online-relationships/. [Accessed 22 March 2023].

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