fr though. I am curious. what's actually leftist about the narrative.
Well, yes.
It's environmentalist idealism which aligns on the left but there was more I am just not going to go into incredible detail about it.
The point is that the AI is biased toward this idea that "Humans Bad, Nature Good" which is a poor take of the achievements of humans and the nature of the universe. Would you say you, (or the writer), ideologically leans left? Do you believe in social progressivism? No need to answer, it's just questions to ask oneself when writing a character. "Am I writing this as they would see it or am I writing it as I believe they would see it." Regardless, the narration is easily skipped and the mechanics can be enjoyed without it.
I don't think there is a problem with using either light or virus orbs except that it would have been cool to have a more challenging run where completing the game without using them would be possible. Using them feels like a crutch rather than an achievement because it's automation. The irony of playing an idle game about AI and wanting to use my human ability to win the game, I know.