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Psycho-Pass is maybe more of an action-sci-fi, but the whole show, and doubly the first series, has significant horror elements that are focused around a dystopian future where slavery and violent murder is widely supported and done because institutions do it (pretty wild right), and as peoples' mental stability goes down (how stability is judged is a big plot point), they must submit to increasing punishment/rehabiliation.

To be honest, I find it very horrifying largely because it's scarily plausible. Nobody (again, at least first series) is like implausibly innately villanous just for plot, and the ambivalence with which the ruling class and cop characters kill is amazingly shown, while the 'criminals' are largely just reacting to an insane societal system. It's too close to reality for me to feel.. comfortable, at any stage.

In addition, never watched it, but I heard good stuff of Serial Experiments Lain.

So is sushi rice, for that matter. Maybe they just object to fish?

Thanks for the chilled response. I don't think it's an event that will result in much on its own, but it is a silly attitude.

"unrelated to piracy" when it's directly related to piracy, objecting to calling out the privilege of first-world people to be largely pro-corporate, and the fashionable name-calling of "tankie" does make for a triple whammy of lib-type silliness.

I'm sure we shall all get over it.

It's as if it was impossible to turn externalised costs into a functioning market. Because all the most successful sellers in that market will.. externalise their costs.

I can't speak to the manga, but I watched the anime and enjoyed it. I hear you for the reasons you disliked it, but I disagree with the majority of it.

I disagree with the claim Bondrewd was treated as not-overwhelmingly-evil - He is so obviously and face-slappingly the narrative villain and I don't understand how it didn't feel that way to you - was kidnapping and torturing orphans not clear enough??? Claiming that there is any kind of 'endorsement' of the horrors within the show is a take I find absolutely wild and borderline makes me question the sincerity of this as I have literally no idea how you'd come to that conclusion.

I agree the protagonists' failure to become lastingly traumatised is a little unbelievable, but honestly we see enough trauma in the show that I don't mind the main characters being oddly impervious vessels for we the audience to just go continue the story. Again, though there could be better played growth, I disagree with the idea that there's none at all. We see them grow smarter about the use of Reg's powers and learn more about the world around them and use that to their advantage.

I agree there are problematic aspects in the show and author, the show is undeniably gross for some spectacle and that the story is weak in a number of ways. I 100% get that it's not a show for everyone, but I feel the show has other strengths that make it enjoyable and worthwhile for me.

MLMs are already technically banned. It's hard to legally prove they are in fact MLMs.

Indeed. Being discriminated against for an unnecessary privilege you voluntarily hog all to yourself is fine.