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Fun-Gap4015 t1_iy7yr86 wrote

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Whats even more dystopian is that when presented with reality, our citizens first thoughts are "this is just like my video game"

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akatokuro t1_iy8tec1 wrote

It's almost like fiction is an avenue to critique and act as a mirror for our shared common experiences. It's like saying that it's dystopian that when facing drought and economic hardship people think about The Grapes of Wrath.

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HaloGuy381 t1_iy919qs wrote

Sounds like much of the next century will be the sequel to Grapes of Wrath, then.

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Fun-Gap4015 t1_iydpai5 wrote

You're comparing a work of literature to loot boxes. Good effort though, not all art is created equally.

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akatokuro t1_iye10tw wrote

Oh I forgot, because it's Steinbeck it's hallowed and up on a pedestal. Meanwhile because some games include extremely predatory gambling mechanics, that means the writers for other games must be low-brow and deplorable.

In order to get a quick jibe in you also ignored the substance of why your original comment didn't work. Cyberpunk fiction has been one of the most prognosticative sub-genres since its' appearance over the last half century and 2077 is no different. It is yet another example of reality seeming to imitate the art that critiques our own reality.

A person experiencing drought and economic depression thinking about how much The Grapes of Wrath is like the reality they are going through is just the same--art based off reality being prescient of events that have not yet come to pass. It literally doesn't matter what type of art it is because your criticism is that it's dystopian that people relate to art.

But sure, video games bad and OP should be ashamed for experiencing emotion.

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Fun-Gap4015 t1_iyepou2 wrote

I'm not reading your thesis on the comparison of cyber punk and grapes of wrath.

I wish you put as much effort into proving your point on the internet to strangers, as you do with the rest of your life.

This is such a reddit moment am I right

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akatokuro t1_iyespvs wrote

Yes it is, you exemplify it brilliantly

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Fun-Gap4015 t1_iyfeigo wrote

You're upset because I don't think you're right. That upsets you because you're emotionally immature. How else could my simple trolling upset you, oh modern man.

Controlling narcissistic behavior, upset because I won't do what you want. Congratulations, in wisdom we call that a freebie.

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