People
Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock.
— Pablo Picasso
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
This dryly observes that labor is an unavoidable part of human life, then credits humanity's own ingenuity for creating the very device that enforces it. The remark pokes fun at the irony of inventing a mechanism specifically designed to interrupt rest and impose the demands of a working schedule.
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