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Re:Man found guilty of child porn because he ran a Tor exit ... by johnnyanmac on Sunday July 23, 2023 @06:13PM (#36840411)
really depends on your literature. Star Trek's interpretation of the future is very different from Dune's. Much of cyberpunk tends to be cynical but there are some more utopic interpretations out there as well.
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Re:Man found guilty of child porn because he ran a Tor exit ... by rainonmoon on Sunday July 23, 2023 @07:34PM (#36841159)
Neither Star Trek nor Dune are cyberpunk.
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Re:Man found guilty of child porn because he ran a Tor exit ... by johnnyanmac on Sunday July 23, 2023 @07:38PM (#36841188)
Didn't mean to imply there were. Just general differences in tone in Sci-fi in general.
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Re:Man found guilty of child porn because he ran a Tor exit ... by the_af on Sunday July 23, 2023 @09:17PM (#36841884)
What is a utopian view of cyberpunk fiction? I don't know any.

The "punk" in the genre is the rebellion against or rejection of a corrupt and oppressive system that chews people up and spits them out as either defeated or criminals. If you're reading something else, it's not cyberpunk by definition.

Remember, it's hi-tech and low lives.

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Re:Man found guilty of child porn because he ran a Tor exit ... by rodgerd on Monday July 24, 2023 @01:15AM (#36843365)
> What is a utopian view of cyberpunk fiction?

Solarpunk, I would guess. "The street finds uses for things" doesn't end up being hardscrabble against dystopia.

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