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Ya I always figured cyberpunk got big in the 80’s because it was a commentary of the hyper capitalist neoliberal policies of the era, which have only gotten stronger since then.
I’ve never double-checked or researched this but I always thought it made sense.
The second part is probably true, but ya, also don’t encounter too many ads except for like some default game programs or something installed with the OS that are easy to remove from the Start menu and then you never see them again.