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Reddit is the dark cyberpunk future of social media. No corner of Reddit is more cyberpunky than the r/cyberpunk subreddit itself. Here are five threads that illustrate why.

What Is Cyberpunk? Where Do We Even Begin? The intention of this article is not to rehash the origins of cyberpunk or to wrestle amongst ourselves to define what the word “cyberpunk” means. Instead, we at CyberPunks.com were eager to create a “beginner’s guide” to help newcomers figure out what cyberculture to consume first. 

I started this article with an open mind about Gab.com. I didn’t set out to find the worst of humanity, It was just… unavoidable. I had never directly experienced the people of Gab and knew nothing about the Dissenter browser beyond it being a really cool idea. I really really wanted to be able to say something positive about either. That’s impossible.  There really are no redeeming features.

Steam Has Emerged as the Mainstay for Cyberpunk Video Games. Cyberpunk is a genre that I feel always translates well to games. It drips with style and has the versatility to fit into multiple types of games. Cyberpunk games offer both high-octane action and a thoughtful story.

We live in the age of information. Whether this is so because it is the most advanced material at our command, as in the naming rights to the Iron Age, or whether this is our primary scientific area of pursuit and exploration, as in the Space Age or Atomic Age, information is the currency. The very least reason is that information is everywhere, and there is always more information ready to invade our space. So how do we get the attention of the brooding masses to arouse them in pursuit of a worthy cause?

We know cyberpunk movies, so let us tell you what you’re missing. What’s timeless? What didn’t age so well? Share this article, and we’ll make the case for Dredd.

As one of the formative novels of cyberpunk, Rudy Rucker’s Software takes a somewhat surprisingly nuanced approach to technology. Another surprise is the way this novel equates freedom with psychotropic drugs, more reminiscent of a mid-60’s hedonistic hippie mindset than a punk aesthetic. This, for me, ends up being the most interesting aspect of this novel, and also the worst.

On the surface, Crysis ain’t cyberpunk. It’s a science-fiction military shooter. It starts with Nomad, a soldier with a super-powered exoskeleton suit, investigating North Korea’s military presence on the fictional Lingshan Islands. Soon he’s trying to stop an alien invasion that started eons ago, before our hairy ancestors dropped from the banana trees they used to call home. You could safely say it’s more War of the Worlds than Johnny Mnemonic.

Sex is a complicated business in the UK. In the eight years since the dating app Tinder was launched, lazy lovers have grown used to swiping through the carefully crafted mugshots of moderately attractive strangers and having one arrive at their door for fun, frolics, and…erm…f*cking

Take a seat and get ready to discover Wim Wenders’ road trip masterpiece, Until The End Of The World. Learn the strange story behind the movie, and, hopefully, I can convince you to watch this amazing movie despite its unusual premise and stranger runtime.