# The Strokes Skewer Billionaire Class in Puppet-Filled “Lonely in the Future” Video

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-strokes-skewer-billionaire-class-in-puppet-filled-lonely-in-the-future-video/
- Published: 2026-11-08T15:13:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T16:40:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Consequence
- Original article: https://consequence.net/2026/11/the-strokes-lonely-in-the-future-video/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- The Strokes released a puppet-filled video for “Lonely in the Future”.
- It satirises billionaires’ influence on media, war and culture.
- Musk and Bezos appear together as lovers.

## Summary

The Strokes have released a video for “Lonely in the Future” after appearing on Saturday Night Live. Directed by Warren Fu and made with puppets by Splitting Image, the clip satirises billionaires’ influence over the media, war and culture.

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Rupert Murdoch appear as puppets, with Musk and Bezos depicted as lovers. The video also features Lou Reed, Stanley Kubrick, Bach, producer Rick Rubin, critic Anthony Fantano, Greta Thunberg and the band; the article gives no further details about the song or video’s release.

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