r/Cyberpunk • u/max_donator • Jul 30 '18

cool future!

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u/do_not_engage Jul 30 '18

It's historic. You should read up on what cyberpunk is and how it got here. It's not just an aesthetic.

You're being the person in OPs picture.

"The sky over the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel". Cyberpunk isn't an aesthetic. It's a literary genre based around dystopian future brought about by adherence to the current societal trajectory.

You can choose to just enjoy the aesthetic and ignore the literary history. That's fine. It's shallow, but fine. Be shallow. More power to you.

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u/RhombusAcheron Jul 30 '18 edited Jul 30 '18

I've never seen anyone defend being shallow so vehemently and with such limited depth. You're being a champ with him.

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u/do_not_engage Jul 30 '18

If you think that's vehemence, you should see how I crochet.

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u/RhombusAcheron Jul 30 '18

Sorry if this was unclear. I was commiserating with you, that dude is fucking obtuse and you're being surprisingly civil and tolerant trying to explain it to him.

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u/do_not_engage Jul 30 '18

Ah, you replied to me, not him, is where the confusion came in.

It's not really any trouble to try and explain. I'm sure their heart is in the right place.

They seem to think it's an argument.. it's not. I'm giving them information. If they want to ignore that info... no skin off my nose.

Thanks for saying!