I like this take. I look at the mega-corporation aspect of a lot of sci-fi/cyberpunk and see parallels to today with Google/Alphabet, all the social medias, etc. I've always interpreted that as an anti-SJW type commentary. Or for example, been playing Deus Ex Human Revolution recently and that game/series feels based as hell while still employing cyberpunk ideas of augmentations and future tech and all that. Manipulative, propaganda uni-media, globalist deep state kinda stuff. And I've heard the original 2000 game is even more that way.
But more to your point, I think if you're actively looking to be upset for left leaning reasons or right leaning reasons in anything, you can find them. And sometimes [often] I just want to let that go and enjoy things. That is becoming harder these days as everything from movies to games to sports feels the need to beat you over the head with these things. But if it's not so blatant as to clearly be "the intention" (and its usually easy to spot because it's so clunky when they force it) I can for the most part look over it and just take the enjoyment for what it's worth. Which is what I'm hoping to be able to do with Cyberpunk 2077...
I like this take. I look at the mega-corporation aspect of a lot of sci-fi/cyberpunk and see parallels to today with Google/Alphabet, all the social medias, etc. I've always interpreted that as an anti-SJW type commentary. Or for example, been playing Deus Ex Human Revolution recently and that game/series feels based as hell while still employing cyberpunk ideas of augmentations and future tech and all that. Manipulative, propaganda uni-media, globalist deep state kinda stuff. And I've heard the original 2000 game is even more that way.
But more to your point, I think if you're actively looking to be upset for left leaning reasons or right leaning reasons in anything, you can find them. And sometimes [often] I just want to let that go and enjoy things. That is becoming harder these days as everything from movies to games to sports feels the need to beat you over the head with these things. But if it's not so blatant as to clearly be "the intention" (and its usually easy to spot because it's so clunky when they force it) I can for the most part look over it and just take the enjoyment for what it's worth. Which is what I'm hoping to be able to do with Cyberpunk 2077...