The Death of Cyberpunk

[phycokrusk]

"God is dead," said Nietzsche, "And we have killed him." It's probably not the best segue into this, but I'm going to use it regardless. Unlike God (or specifically, God as a source of moral codes), cyberpunk as a genre is not dead. Neither have we killed it. But more and more, I note that it seems to be dying a slow death brought on by

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[splir]

The problem is time really, time has allowed cyberpunk to become reality. When Cyberpunk was fresh (1980 - 1990s) the idea of having technology everywhere was completely outrageous. Everything had to be wired and your computer needed to weight in at over 5lbs. Now we have laptops that are small enough to put in your pocket, cellphones that not only do calling, but scheduling, alarms, personal accounting, games, and hell if you pay enough it can dial for you

[hazeraccoon]

cyberpunk is dead.

it has been replaced with cyberpop, cyberrap, and cyberemo.

I actually have a cybercountry song but on a whole I would not say the genre as a whole has made the leap.