Cyberpunk

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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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[Music] Billy Idol - Shock To The System (www.youtube.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Hammerjack to c/cyberpunk

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In 1993, Billy Idol discovered the cyberpunk genre. He became so enthralled by it that he named his next album Cyberpunk. The album itself isn't very good, but the music video for Shock To The System is definitely cyberpunk.

For what it's worth, the only songs on the album that I'd recommend listening to are Shock To The System and Neuromancer. You can skip the rest of the album.

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[–] Hammerjack 3 points 9 months ago

The wikipedia page for the album is pretty interesting. Apparently Billy Idol was legitimately interested in cyberpunk and really dug into the genre. He even started posting on alt.cyberpunk on usenet. He had this crazy idea that musicians could use the internet to communicate directly with their fans! And you could even produce an entire album at home by using this new program called ProTools!

Unfortunately, he couldn't convert those big ideas into actually making a good album so everyone just called him a poser and thought he was trying to cash in on the popularity of cyberpunk. That's rough.