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Except it’s all very anti-cyberpunk. Mostly because the vitriolic and perhaps self destructive (aka: the “punk” part) rejection has been very anemic so far.

Punk” as self destruction to express disdain for norms is a requirement, otherwise the future is merely “Cyber” and in that sort of septugenarian congressional “Information Superhighway” privatized by Enron interpretation of the word.

It’s not really “cyberpunk” until cruising for back alley bionic implants becomes a reality.



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