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Hammerjack@lemmy.zipM to Cyberpunk@lemmy.zipEnglish · 4 days ago

I wouldn't say "hoping for" but which cyberpunk dystopia do you think is most likely to happen (of any franchise)?

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I wouldn't say "hoping for" but which cyberpunk dystopia do you think is most likely to happen (of any franchise)?

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Hammerjack@lemmy.zipM to Cyberpunk@lemmy.zipEnglish · 4 days ago
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  • Sixty@sh.itjust.works
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    Yeah we were too optimistic in our dystopia fiction.

    Idiocracy lacks the malice and bad faith.

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      The ones with fascist governments are the closest, like 1984.

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        If fascism is not a distraction. I still can’t believe that the billionaires have let Trump win with no further plans.

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          They’re working toward the Network State model where they basically get to be tech-enabled neo-feudal lords with near slave populations.

          https://thenetworkstate.com/

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            Yep, Ive heard it referred to as techno-feudalism.

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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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