Cyberpunk: Then and Now

Re:Cyberpunk: Then and Now by Quequau on Friday March 13, 2020 @09:04AM (#22566917)

I was a really big fan of Cyberpunk in the late 80's and early 90's but looking at the genre now... well it hasn't aged well, in my brain at least.

Solarpunk and Afrofuturism, seem like great evolutions of Cyberpunk and I was really happy to discover them. However, much like back in 1988 when I couldn't find enough Cyberpunk to suit my wants, I've not found a whole lot of deliberate and well fashioned Solarpunk stuff.

I did find this and it seems like a good place to begin:

http://www.re-des.org/a-solarpunk-manifesto/

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Re:Cyberpunk: Then and Now by svantana on Friday March 13, 2020 @12:00PM (#22568320)

Indeed, good/interesting ideas doesn't equate good entertainment, unfortunately. Personally I find most speculative fiction to be boring, childish, and full of worn-out tropes (hero's journey, again?!). But in non-fiction I can heavily recommend the writings of Mark Fisher (aka k-punk).

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Re:Cyberpunk: Then and Now by mindcrime on Friday March 13, 2020 @01:45PM (#22569253)

I find all fiction to be mostly full of worn-out tropes. What's that old saying about there only being seven fundamental stories, or something?

But the devil is in the details. IMO, execution trumps trope.

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Re:Cyberpunk: Then and Now by gentleman11 on Friday March 13, 2020 @12:55PM (#22568861)

Speculative Non fiction?

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