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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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