Complex sentence: A satire on entertainment shows and our insatiable thirst for distraction set in a sardonic version of a future reality, we are shown that the typical citizen in this reality must cycle all day on exercise bikes in order to power their surroundings and generate currency called Merits.
Split into simpler sentences: A satire on entertainment shows and our insatiable thirst for distraction set in a sardonic version of a future reality. In this world, most citizens must cycle on exercise bikes in order to power their surroundings and generate currency called Merits.