god yes, Space Merchants is the most prophetic fucking thing I ever read as a kid devouring SF in the 70s. It seemed like such broad, impossible parody back the

god yes, Space Merchants is the most prophetic fucking thing I ever read as a kid devouring SF in the 70s. It seemed like such broad, impossible parody back then, but here we are with ads invading every single possible surface of our lives and corporations flouting regulations with impunity.