
What the hell does this mean?
So I'm re-reading Virtual Light cuz I just got Idoru but I really struggled to keep up with VL so I'm going through it again so I'm up to date. This scene Rydell's having breakfast with his former boss and they're talking about how the Costa Ricans have phased out their military by handling the globe's data. Out of nowhere Rydell says "Regardless what it is" and I can't for the life of me work out any context where that response has any actual meaning in the conversation.
Am I dumb? Am I autisming too hard? What does this mean?