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Cyberpunk 2026 (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] Manticore@lemmy.nz 65 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Cyberpunk fiction isn't about a hypothetical speculative future. It's an critical allegory for the issues of the present. Of course reality aligns with it when left unchanged.

[–] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Hubs made me read / listen to snowcrash this past year and yup. The future really did turn out to be exactly this stupid. Complete with the megachurch pastors. Just completely on the nose.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Have a read of Transmetropolitan.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Most Cyberpunk stuff was written in the late 80s / early 90s, so it's more based on the issues of that period, which is now about 40 years ago.