Original sentence: The setting is a near-future dystopian version of Los Angeles, where franchising, individual sovereignty and automobiles reign supreme (along with drug trafficking, violent crime, and traffic congestion)
Edited sentence: Stephenson's vision is conversely seen as a major step toward anarcho-capitalist paradise by others.The setting is a future version of Los Angeles, where franchising, individual sovereignty and automobiles reign supreme (along with drug trafficking, violent crime, and traffic congestion).This future is seen by some as dystopian, but then one might say they haven't visited LA lately