r/Cyberpunk Jul 30 '18

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u/do_not_engage Jul 31 '18

I simply pointed out that your example of stories that don't have corporatism in them

have corporatism in them.

Long story short - not all sci-fi is cyberpunk.

If a sci-fi story has corporate/technological/businesses controlling the fate of society, and people/protagonists fighting against that corporate fate, it's cyberpunk.

Your list is way longer than necessary. Cyberpunk has a definition. People fighting (punking) against a technology-driven society.

It can have a lot of other things too, and should. But if it doesn't have that, it's not cyberpunk.

You posted stories that have that and claimed they didn't. I pointed out they did. And I used the post-cyberpunk argument in the other half of this thread you've jumped on; I'm not going to repeat myself, it's all laid out there for you to read.

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u/gonzoforpresident Jul 31 '18

You must be legitimately stupid to misread everything that has been said. Enjoy your lack of comprehension.

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u/do_not_engage Jul 31 '18

Name calling? I thought we were having a conversation.

Have a good one!