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@InspectorCaracal@tootplanet.spacewhat good is cyberpunk that doesn't have social commentary built into the core premise of the setting
@InspectorCaracal It lets cishet white boys indulge their fantasy of running around with guns and trenchcoats and 80s nostalgia.
Which is to say, none at all.
) @grainloom@cybre.space@noelle @InspectorCaracal that can still be social commentary, just not necessarily of the good kind.... which is possibly worse, since it makes them think there is some deep commentary which puts them in the right..... hmmmmmmm
@InspectorCaracal@tootplanet.space@grainloom @noelle allowing the privileged class to pretend it's the oppressed underdog
@InspectorCaracal @grainloom @noelle "Downtown Cribs: Steampunk penthouse a surprise twist" https://www.indystar.com/story/life/2017/06/25/downtown-cribs-steampunk-penthouse-surprise-twist/397842001/
"15 Renwick isn't just any building: it's a steampunk-themed luxury development." https://www.businessinsider.com/steampunk-condo-development-proves-that-new-york-is-over-2014-12
(I remembered the second and found the first while trying to look it up again.)
@bstacey @InspectorCaracal @grainloom "sort of Victorian-industrial, but with more whimsy and fewer orphans"
so
not punk, then ;)