The military promised to give me a job related to my degree, proceeded to then not do that, then denied me a higher degree both in my assigned job field and in my educational background because I lacked the background for the former and the job didn’t require the latter. And now I’m struggling to get back into my original background
I read the book once a decade ago and again last week. It’s supposed to be jarring and to drop you into an alien seeming world. But it does all come together in the end.
If you’re having trouble imagining the world, I recommend playing Cyberpunk 2077. It’s fuuuuull of references to the Sprawl Trilogy and honestly some things are close enough to almost be copyright violations