That Clown World doesn't have the aesthetics of what we expect a totalitarian dystopia to have is probably one of the main things causing it to not trigger the "holy shit we live in a totalitarian dystopia" response in people.
You don't expect the Secret Police to roll up to your house in a clown car and dance in a Tik Tok video right before they kick down your door and black-bag you.
That Clown World doesn't have the aesthetics of what we expect a totalitarian dystopia to have is probably one of the main things causing it to not trigger the "holy shit we live in a totalitarian dystopia" response in people.
You don't expect the Secret Police to roll up to your house in a clown car and dance in a Tik Tok video right before they kick down your door and black-bag you.
Cyberpunk 2077 is almost indistinguishable from Los Angeles as is. People that aren't redpilled by now are hopeless sheep.