Cyberpunk in the Nineties

Re:Cyberpunk in the Nineties by dymax78 on Friday August 25, 2023 @09:04AM (#37261227)

the bulk of tech foresight - Metaverse, Gargoyles, Earth (Google Earth)... of course it's foundational. the fact it lagged several years behind the sprawl trilogy, mirrorshades, or schismatrix, etc is irrelevant.

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Re:Cyberpunk in the Nineties by gumby on Friday August 25, 2023 @09:12AM (#37261310)

FWIW the metaverse goes back to True Names, with cyberdeck roots in Web of Angels…

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Re:Cyberpunk in the Nineties by dymax78 on Friday August 25, 2023 @09:24AM (#37261434)

and microtransactions in Ubik.... *shrug* I mentioned quintessential works rather than "origin stories" to avoid an inevitable "all work is derivative".

edit: True Names surely should have been added in my brief list.

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Re:Cyberpunk in the Nineties by gumby on Friday August 25, 2023 @10:05AM (#37261885)

I don’t think True Names is in any way cyberpunk. No mirrorshades vibe at all, which is part of its charm.

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Re:Cyberpunk in the Nineties by mcpackieh on Friday August 25, 2023 @12:25PM (#37263549)

I want to assume you're joking, but I've encountered people who earnestly think the essence of cyberpunk is the retro-80s neon aesthetic, so your comment is in Poe's Law territory for me.

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