A couple weeks ago, as I was idly browsing Twitter on the bus, something jumped out at me.
A promoted video ad captioned, “Fast travel as a cat,” showed an orange cat hopping towards the screen and into a bucket. Propelled by its weight, with its cute little paws hooked over the edge, the cat flew down what looked like a repurposed line-and-pulley clothesline from one neon-lit, slightly janky building to another.
My first thought was, “This is a cyberpunk video game about a cat,” and my second thought was, “I’m going to buy it.” ...