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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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I'll admit I'm stealing this question from an r/cyberpunk post but I thought it was an interesting question and wanted to ask it here.

To quote that original post:

On one hand, the CEO being essentially an omnipotent, untouchable king elevates the class differences to their logical extreme, but on the other hand, a corporation that is so large it feeds itself, a company so weighted and full of momentum no human can ever hope to come against it feels almost lovecraftian.

What do you think?

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[–] Neuromancer49@midwest.social 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Option C: a shadow corp so big that different branches end up battling against one another without realizing it.

[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago

alex, what is the pentagon

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago

I dont understand Facebook and apple