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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:
- Dystopian city setting where mega-corporations rule
- Full integration of technology into society, featuring cybernetic implants
- Outsider protagonists (punks) who often are very familiar with the technology around them
- Hard boiled detective and film noir vibes and influence
- Themes dabbling in trans-humanism, existentialism, and what it means to be human.
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Look if private companies want to make their own networks they can go right ahead I don't see why politicians buddies should be allowed to buy infrastructure on the cheap.
Internet access is effectively a duopoly with Virgin on one side and everyone else reselling OpenReach on the other.
What do you mean trains are under full government control? 10 of the 14 train companies are private entities. Labour is putting them back under state ownership currently, well said they will.
Privitisation is always short term gain for a long term loss.
There is also the NHS which is constantly kneecapped to make privatisation seem like a good idea too.
I also don't believe private entities should be allowed to own defacto monopolies and critical infrastructure you can put as many rules as you like in it's still not a good idea.