Maybe. The plot itself is based on a short story that Garland read, both the 2007 original [0] and its 2022 rewrite [1]. Qntm is great and their latest book, There Is No Antimemetics Division, recently was on HN as well [2].

[0] https://qntm.org/responsibility

[1] https://qntm.org/responsibilit

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47660853