I'm not sure if most of the readers noticed between all the "meaningless brutality and misogynistic depravity" in the dystopian world of "Indentured: a New Beginning", but there is a lot of modern day social commentary written in a satirical manner.
Some examples:
1) Lien Tang's abuse is a commentary on how current universities exploit their teaching assistants and often treat them like crap. How hard they are worked and how hard it is to live on the low pay. And all the university politics and favoritism they have to put up with.
2) The slut-machines at the fast food sandwich shop is commentary on how a lot of fast food workers are fucked over in their jobs while being paid a minimum wage.
I am sure that many of you have spotted quite a bit more social commentary in the story.
If anyone posts any examples of other social commentary in the comments, I will let you know if that was my writer's intent for that part of the story.