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9644271 No.9644271 [Reply] [Original]

Why did people think cyberpunk was so amazing and revelatory back in the 80s?

>> No.9644273

Is there anything you've ever thought was amazing and revelatory? If so, take it and apply perspective. If not, you'll never know.

>> No.9644330

>>9644271
Because thy were correct

>> No.9644358

>>9644271
Because, like all good science fiction, it was describing a process already in action in society. As such, people reading it and familiar with this process thought "what a good description of this process".

And I suppose Cyberpunk also appealed, and continues to appeal, to the self-proclaimed teen and tween rebels of the world. Everyone wants to believe they're enlightened, unlike all those other cogs and proles.

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>>9644358
>. Everyone wants to believe they're enlightened, unlike all those other cogs and proles.

>> No.9645377

>>9644271
>Punk, aww hell yeah, the greatest fad since the previous decade
>Cyberspace, aww hell yeah, this great fad that's supposed to be the future of humanity
I wonder.

>> No.9645445

>>9644410
Top, top image.