Weinzettl & Rudle - Statists of Madness

STOP! Before you continue reading this press release, please confirm with a loud "Yes, I do!" that you accept the current terms of use for satirical entertainment. Later complaints will be deemed irrelevant. WEINZETTL & RUDLE: "Extras of Madness" Is your phone updated? Is your laptop charged? No? Too bad, then the coffee machine will unfortunately be locked, because without first having to watch an online advertisement, there’s no coffee. Tough luck. Welcome to the new everyday life, welcome to the next level of domestic self-optimization. Weinzettl & Rudle – reliable seismographs of relationship madness for decades – have determined: The madness of marriage no longer needs us; it now runs fully automatically. Our new task? To stumble through everyday life as extras and pretend that we still have an influence. We don’t. But we can laugh about it. Forget spontaneity! Anyone who wants to argue with their neighbor in the stairwell soon must register with the "Office for Domestic Compliance" 24 hours in advance (labeling requirement: "Loud shouting, insults, alcohol consumption"). Weinzettl & Rudle demonstrate what awaits us all when the algorithm is in charge: We will then live in a world where the front door only opens after you have received the daily badge for ten thousand steps. Escalation or soon everyday life? Anyone who can check in their suitcase at the airport flawlessly today will surely be able to maneuver a Boeing 737 out of the parking space tomorrow! DIY is our success. An evening for all those who already suspect that their vacuum cleaner is eavesdropping on them and their refrigerator is secretly reporting their eating habits to the doctor. Monica Weinzettl and Gerold Rudle are back – and they have bad news: Life is now an app. And we have all forgotten the password. Attention: As extras of madness, Weinzettl & Rudle are observing the future prospects of everyday life to come. And don’t say in the end that no one warned you. Come by. It will be fun. This is not a request, it’s a system update. (If you have not seen the last program by Weinzettl & Rudle, the reading fee for this text automatically increases by €1.50 per paragraph – payable in karma points at the buffet).