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What is Cyberpunk?

Cyberpunk is a science-fiction sub-genre dealing with the integration of society and technology in dystopian settings. Often referred to as “low-life and high tech,” Cyberpunk stories deal with outsiders (punks) who fight against the oppressors in society (usually mega corporations that control everything) via technological means (cyber). If the punks aren’t actively fighting against a megacorp, they’re still dealing with living in a world completely dependent on high technology.

Cyberpunk characteristics include:

Dystopian city setting where mega-corporations rule
Full integration of technology into society, featuring cybernetic implants
Outsider protagonists (punks) who often are very familiar with the technology around them
Hard boiled detective and film noir vibes and influence
Themes dabbling in trans-humanism, existentialism, and what it means to be human.

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replacing memories (infosec.pub)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/cyberpunk

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An open question, related to cyberpunk culture.

Considering the possibilities of current social-engineering as used by social media and desinformation, to what degree ido you think it is now possible to 'implant' fake memories into somebody's consciousness, without that person noticing it.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Like most of Philip K. Dick's science fiction, it's become increasingly plausible.

"I'm not Hauser! I'm just trying to enjoy a holiday on Mars!" - Douglas Quad, Total Recall

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well, for some time now, I have this question in the back of my mind: is cyberpunk still the future or has it become reality.

The photo-album on our smartphone has become our individual memory, stored on somebody else's computer ("the cloud"). Our photos on social media have become our collective memory, which determines how other people interact with us, based on algorithms controlled others.

In 2024, is your memory still your own memory?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

In 2024, is your memory still your own memory?

I mean, mine is. But only because I'm a paranoid old bastard with serious Cybersecurity know-how.

I'm not sure how the rest of y'all cope with the uncertainty.

That said, they definitely added that bullshit squiggle to the Ford logo pretty recently, and changed how "Bernstein Bears" is spelled. There's no way that's actually been like that my whole life.