Living in such a dystopian society, I would think it difficult to maintain one’s humanity. All the well-adjusted people moved to the off world colonies, “A chance to begin again... !”
A metaphor for the colonization of America. Sadly, the Sons of Liberty have run out of continents and territories to move to on this particular rock. The brave and the enterprising run towards opportunity and freedom and tame the wilderness and then the slackers follow and congregate in petri dish cities where brilliant insights are found, but mostly where scum manifests and blooms.