Cyberpunk@lemmy.zipEnglish • 2 months ago

Cyberpunk is more than an aesthetic

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Cyberpunk is more than an aesthetic

Cyberpunk@lemmy.zipEnglish • 2 months ago

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pruwyben
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Where’s the guy who just likes William Gibson novels? (me)
- @SmokedBillionaire@sh.itjust.works
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  I’m on my fifth Gibson book right now and I don’t see myself stopping until I’m done with all of them.

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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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