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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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[–] 0101100101@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Samantha Morton was the original voice for the AI (which I'm guessing would have been an amazing improvement), but was replaced by Scarlett after everything was recorded. Some BS about appealing to the American audience, but I think it was more about a cash bung and BJ.

Upgrade is perhaps an interesting cyberpunk dystopia given current events.

[–] 7empest@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago

Robocop. We are almost there.... Except Robocop isnt going to be a good guy, and there will be many of them.

[–] Carl@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

bloomer: The Ministry for the Future

doomer: Mad Max

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said, or A Scanner Darkly. Definitely something by Dick.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Our dystopia somehow manages to both be one of the most boring and the most destructive. Figures.

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Was Her a dystopia? I recall it being a fairly good world to live in.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

Would Don't Look Up count as a soft cyberpunk future (since some of its tech is above what we have)? The social part of it in all aspects feels right on track. Substitute the comet for any number of things.

[–] scathliath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Repo the Genetic opera with Cyberpunk and probably a little Blade Runner later on.

[–] Jayjader@jlai.lu 1 points 1 month ago

It's not much of a dystopia, and it certainly doesn't seem to end that way, but the animated movie Robots just keeps feeling more and more relevant.

[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What's the movie on the left?

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[–] Hotspur@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

The limbo from the movie “wristcutters”

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