This is an overbearing opinion. He's blending specific implementations based on corporate greed with multiple design styles that 1. Are not the same 2. Do not buy themselves opress.

If you had a clean Scandinavian minimalist design that was very abstracted/far from handmade/craft, and every person had an a decent sized personal office that closed (with blinds). People would not feel oppressed. They would decorate with bits if themselves or some people would keep it clear because they prefer clean visuals without distraction. Also you can plug in a fucking incandescent lamp for other lighting while still having the same design. A lot of people like working in light cose to daylight in kelvin. Not me but I know plenty.

This is just like someone thinking, oh throwing the baseball fast is better, so shooting it out of a potato gun is better for the game of baseball. He's just running with it far beyond logic. And he's forgetting that handmade can be just as oppressive with propaganda and forcing a strong specific style on people to say think and be this way or else.

You people thrive on oversimplified sensationalism.