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Cyberpunk

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What is Cyberpunk?

Cyberpunk is a science-fiction sub-genre dealing with the integration of society and technology in dystopian settings. Often referred to as “low-life and high tech,” Cyberpunk stories deal with outsiders (punks) who fight against the oppressors in society (usually mega corporations that control everything) via technological means (cyber). If the punks aren’t actively fighting against a megacorp, they’re still dealing with living in a world completely dependent on high technology.

Cyberpunk characteristics include:

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[–] BeNotAfraid@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I see it more like it's Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley. The Internet is Soma and we're all addicted. Trading our data (our Collective Digitised Souls) CDS for a chance at fame, or clout, or genuine human connection while they strip-mine our planet for resources and commit ecocide.

[–] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] BeNotAfraid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

"Stuart McMillen’s webcomic adapts (and updates) Postman’s famous book-length essay, Amusing Ourselves to Death, which argues that Aldous Huxley’s vision of the future in Brave New World was ultimately more accurate than the one proposed by George Orwell in 1984."

So, I was correct.

Well I'll not get in a dystopia measuring competition with you.

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Someone smarter than me once said we are in 1984 at work and in Brave New World in our free time