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8 points ricecat | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.241s | source

Cyberpunk has never been just an aesthetic. Sure, it gave us mirrorshades, chrome limbs, neon alleys, and black market brain implants. But under the surface glitz is something far more grounded: a raw political critique of the world we live in — or the world we’re steadily becoming.

https://www.gizvault.com/archives/cyberpunk-and-politics

1. korse ◴[] No.44575916[source]
Regardless of what wrote this, at least one statement hits home.

>It’s not just “what if things get worse?” It’s: what if things already are this bad, just behind better UX and cleaner UI?