Humans are grey and lifeless beings, robbed of their creativity and individuality. Computers are everywhere in a Big Brother kind of way. There are many ironies at work with this classic science-fiction opener.
Computers are indeed everywhere, but rather than deny creativity they actually encourage it.
The examples are all around us. That billboard ad you gaze at in boredom was designed on a computer. The new office block across the road will have been drawn-up on a computer, as will the cars zooming past you. The visuals come courtesy of a computer running Quark Xpress. As with most industries, computers were adopted by creative people because they made things easier and faster.