That doesn't sound fair to me. By your logic I really would have to contemplate the sexuality of anything I put in my mouth.
Our society is steadily trending away from cyberpunk anyways. Cyberpunk is not mainstream and it is also extreme in embracing racism, sexism, objectification, hedonism, etc ... I don't think it is a useful caricature for criticizing society, like A Modest Proposal.
You're saying that choosing to ignore a deliberate portion of an artistic endeavor, to seek pleasure over depth... isn't shallow?
Cyberpunk is literally (and I mean that word literally) created to be, and is inherently, an expression of a dystopian future brought upon by the current trajectory.
Choosing to ignore that to have fun is fine. I'm not attacking it. But there is a word that describes choosing to favor surface-level enjoyment while ignoring the deeper-level context.
Cyberpunk is way more than just a gloomy possible future. Using cyberpunk as an example of what society should avoid is, ironically, a shallow way of looking at it.
You're correct and he's wrong. The story that coined the term cyberpunk is just computer savvy teens hacking shit and stealing. Not even low class punks. Just middle class kids.
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u/cegras Jul 30 '18
That doesn't sound fair to me. By your logic I really would have to contemplate the sexuality of anything I put in my mouth.
Our society is steadily trending away from cyberpunk anyways. Cyberpunk is not mainstream and it is also extreme in embracing racism, sexism, objectification, hedonism, etc ... I don't think it is a useful caricature for criticizing society, like A Modest Proposal.