Seditious Thoughts

Through the lens of Sorel’s political myth and Foucault’s web of power, this analysis explores the deadly cost of rebellion. It reveals how Silco’s toxic pragmatism and Sankara’s heroic isolation led to the same destination: a revolution devoured by its own children.

Is Melina’s sacrifice a genuine choice, or a tragic illusion of freedom engineered by a system that needs a scapegoat to survive? This analysis deconstructs her role as a willing victim, exposing the player’s forced complicity in a brutal, self-preserving order.

The tragedy of David Martinez is a blueprint for our future. This essay dissects how the logic of Night City - where homes are spreadsheet cells and life is a subscription - is being built in our world by corporate landlords, threatening our fundamental right to a home.