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- From: apace@mta.ca
- Subject: Re: What is cyberpunk?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan24.004701.13701@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca>
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- Organization: Mount Allison U, Sackville, N.B. Canada
- References: <C1ApnA.2xC@panix.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 00:47:01 GMT
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- In article <C1ApnA.2xC@panix.com>, rpowers@panix.com (Richard Powers) writes:
- >What element(s) simply _do_not_ belong in cyberpunk?
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- A general attitude of optimism does not belong in cyberpunk.
- A feeling of a static future does not belong in cyberpunk.
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- In short, utopia does not belong in cyberpunk.
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- It's that simple, entrophy works, whenever things get better, they will get
- worse somewhere else.
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- Of course, there's the Edge style too, but that's cosmetics.
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- To be honest, cyberpunk is simply realistic SF about today.
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- "Sublett said it was the Devil's work.
- Rydell said it was a Tokyo franchise operation."
- _Virtual Light_ - William Gibson.
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- Tony Pace - <apace@mta.ca>
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