Buildings aren’t big enough for Blade Runner yet, and there’s still a veneer of government control.

(ETA: No one’s said it yet, but 1984 is so obvious that it wasn’t worth mentioning.)

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    Its a book and its called:

    Parable of the Sower, By Octavia E. Butler.

    It was scary how real it felt lol.

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      This book hits so close to home its traumatic to read.

      spoiler

      The shitbag evil president in the book literally campaigns using the motto “Make America Great Again”.

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        On a lighter note, try her book ‘Wild Seed.’ A shape shifting witch encounters a body thief demon. He wants her powers, but the body dies soon after he inhabits it, so he has to ‘persuade’ her.