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You know, I didn't expect the Ready Player One book to be so on the money on how inept and irrelevant politics would become in comparison to companies and Internet communities, but here we are.
Hope ordering a pizza in VR is possible soon.
WTF are you talking about? The government is more relevant than ever with how Trump is crashing the economy and sending people to camps. The politics hasn't felt this relevant in my entire life, yet you think it's somehow less so?
In the novel, there's a sense of apathy towards any of the Federal government's affairs, and society places all of their interest inside the day to day affairs online and through the actions of companies.
It's even mentioned in one of the opening chapters that, "A reality TV star became the president, and all the government is doing nowadays is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic". It's obviously a satirical quote, but the point I was trying to bring is that the average citizen is just burned out, not even caring anymore.
To many in the US, more people are focused on what's in their public feeds and what new products are coming out far more than political actions. That's not a good thing.
You're right, now is one of the most critical times of our political system. It's not sustainable, the actions being taken are abhorrent, and we should continue to advocate for change.
It's just comparing our world to fiction might be one of the only coping mechanisms left to avoid being depressed from it all.
Honestly, you can do better than Ready Player One. The characters sucked and win by being the most annoying type of media fans. The movie managed to improve on the dogshit characters a bit, but the obsession with pop culture references is even more disgusting in it.
I suppose. Ready Player One was just the first thing that came to mind for me. What story do you think would fit better as an analogue?
Cyberpunk if we're taking about a feudalist future of weak governments and powerful companies. That's not a universe you can overcome by simply being a trivia machine.