the reason it looks to you like it's just part of the crowd is because it helped define that crowd, in a direction that was distinctly different from 80s cyberpunk and far more rooted in our modern reality - which is impressive considering it's approaching 30 years old now and the internet was in its infancy at the time. it was a pioneer in visual elements and aesthetic vis a vis the web, and it's ingrained in counterculture as its initial popularity spread on 4chan.
i've heard it said that lain is to autism as neon genesis evangelion is to depression, so it may also just be that you're not the target audience.
Moreover, users of the satellite receivers were involuntarily taking part in attacks and might have experienced reduced device performance during these occurrences.
the article isn't 100% clear, but this line suggested to me that they were being used to perform attacks themselves (although it also states "Allegedly, the functionality was needed to counter the attacks of a competing entity.")
i had to put down my sweet, loving cat suddenly just this week so my heart goes out to you.
well it was sudden for me at least, for her she'd probably been in pain for months from the cancer =/ i'm so grateful i could spend time with her until the very end and it sounds like you've made some amazing memories with yours.
the reason it looks to you like it's just part of the crowd is because it helped define that crowd, in a direction that was distinctly different from 80s cyberpunk and far more rooted in our modern reality - which is impressive considering it's approaching 30 years old now and the internet was in its infancy at the time. it was a pioneer in visual elements and aesthetic vis a vis the web, and it's ingrained in counterculture as its initial popularity spread on 4chan.
i've heard it said that lain is to autism as neon genesis evangelion is to depression, so it may also just be that you're not the target audience.