That D-Genesis excerpt is rough. What the hell is the point of that? I wonder what the translator must be thinking when they see something like that. This tangent reminds me of a while back when I was reading Moby Dick and there is a whole section of that book that reads like a wikipedia page on sperm whales. I ended up just losing interest during that portion of the book and moving on to a different one. However, I will say that at least information on sperm whales was not completely unrelated to the main plot of the book.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

And talking about sperm whales isn't a brand sponsorship. Just like the noodle brands there was another part a little later that stood out like an ad:

Dean grabbed his Jabra Evolve 80 headset and switched to video call. He had purchased the headset because he was enthralled by its active noise-canceling capabilities, but around his family’s home in Kingston, there was hardly much noise to cancel. About all it was good for was covering up the sounds of his air conditioner or computer fan, and music alone would drown those out. Still, he rather liked the headset, including the busy light, currently reflected in the window and visible only to him.

When I read this I had to think about the movie Wayne's World with the jokes about brand sponsorships. Who knows, the author might have a sponsorship with Buitoni and Jabra. Maybe there is a 75% off code for 3 years of Nord VPN and a special offer from Raid Shadow Legends.