I wonder if it's a reflection of the digital age we now live in, that has caused us to lose all sense of nuance.
Everything digital is either on or off, if you pass the condition or fail the condition, no in between.
In the office, your metrics says your rating is 4.6 and we need someone like Johnson over here who passes with his 5.1. Doesn't matter why the numbers are that way, some computer spit it out so it is.
You are always on time with your bills but this time you were late for reasons and paid at 12:01 am the next day according to the system? Enjoy your late fee. Sure you can talk to a human who might change it, hope you like being on hold for several hours.
Trying to take out a loan? Our equation puts you at 348 and for this loan you need 350. Loan denied.
Trying to win a government contract with your small business? Well our diversity equation says you don't have enough black employees regardless of the ones you do are all in high level positions while Company B here who won the contract just hired a fleet of black janitors.
I know it sounds hyperbolic but with how much we let computers run all aspects of our lives, and espically how we are trained to use computers to perform the work rather then using computers to help us perform the work it feels like its really going that way. And if we let it control all that aspects of living, how can we not expect it to bleed into our thinking?