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Cyberpunk and Politics: Neon Dystopias, Power, and Resistance

9 points| ricecat | 8 months ago

Cyberpunk has never been just an aesthetic. Sure, it gave us mirrorshades, chrome limbs, neon alleys, and black market brain implants. But under the surface glitz is something far more grounded: a raw political critique of the world we live in — or the world we’re steadily becoming.

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[+] korse|8 months ago|reply
Regardless of what wrote this, at least one statement hits home.

>It’s not just “what if things get worse?” It’s: what if things already are this bad, just behind better UX and cleaner UI?

[+] nalaginrut|8 months ago|reply
nice try!

Maybe it's time to face cyberpunk seriously, in life, not in game.

[+] krapp|8 months ago|reply
Was any of this actually written by a human being?