Mostly, I know what life is like in the Corporate Rim. That's where I was manufactured, and where I've spent most of my time working.

[And the implications of the phrase 'corporate rim' are exactly as awful as one might expect.]

It's great if you have money. Money buys freedom and power. If you don't have money, you don't have either of those, and probably are all but owned by one of the corporations. Oh, they call them labor contracts, but when you're paying for food, drink, sleeping space and air with the money they pay you...