SquiddneyD t1_jdcqd4g wrote on March 23, 2023 at 1:45 PM

Reply to comment by AnthongRedbeard in New 'biohybrid' implant will restore function in paralyzed limbs | "This interface could revolutionize the way we interact with technology." by chrisdh79

Every day, we stray closer and closer to a cyberpunk future.

Doktor_Earrape t1_jdcygpf wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:41 PM

A true cyberpunk future wouldn't be like this.

PM_ME_OPPAI t1_jddacqv wrote on March 23, 2023 at 3:58 PM

Idk, one of the core tenets of cyberpunk is corporate dystopia, and having your limbs disabled for defaulted payment is pretty damn dystopian.

LionstrikerG179 t1_jdd6041 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 3:31 PM

Probably would. the Punk in Cyberpunk refers to dystopian living conditions because of massive wealth inequalities producing both a class of highly opulent mega-wealthy people and a progressively decaying poor class whose lives are continuously intruded on by those in the wealthy class

A good future would be just a Cyber future

Doktor_Earrape t1_jddf4uz wrote on March 23, 2023 at 4:29 PM

You fundamentally misunderstand what the word 'punk' means

LionstrikerG179 t1_jddi1wh wrote on March 23, 2023 at 4:47 PM

The word Punk by itself isn't oftenly used in that context but when applied to genres, yeah it most certainly refers to that. Maybe I was too specific but extreme inequality is almost always a part of it

If you want to expand on your view of it tho, feel free