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Fair enough, maybe it can be a nice break if you're otherwise very busy.

Sure, I guess I included the subway in "trains". Most of my commute does not really have a view.

It always seems weird seeing most people in busses/trains doing nothing. That's one of the biggest advantages of having someone else drive you.

I know I shouldn't but I laughed. Thanks, I'll now keep thinking about this every time a kid says they want a cute hamster.

What the others said, animals aren't "evil". But I'm curious now, what did hamsters do?

Rainbolt has a couple of videos playing against AI. I don't remember what they said it was trained on but it's possible it was based on that.

Yeah the second book was probably more disturbing, then the third went a bit off the rails. I should probably reread them at some point. I don't remember what happened to Control but the Psychologist's ending was pretty disturbing too.

This was a wild read

I'd like to add the sloth bear to your list

Not sure if I'd call Area X fucked up but if you liked it definitely take a look at Borne (same author). It mixes the weirdness of area x with bioengineering and much more relatable characters.

I looked it up again when writing this comment and even though most reviews are negative they do make it sound pretty interesting. I've put it in a maaaybe list.

If you've come across the short story Guts at some point, it's apparently part of the book Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk. I haven't read the whole book so not sure what the other stories are like but this story is really trying to be both gross and fucked up.