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Post-cyberpunk
| >I dunno. Maybe I'm just growing out of cyber.
Probably. Tastes change.
It also depends largely on how cynical the individual cyberpunk is. Typically Post-cyberpunk is more optimistic, if not by much.
| >I dunno. Maybe I'm just growing out of cyber.
You definitely are. It's normal, it happens to everyone without exception.
post-Cyberpunk might not be a lot more optimistic, but it is a lot more balanced into what it envisions for a future. The main part is that it recognises that chaotic anarchy and a shattered society can *never* be a foundation to build something upon. It recognises the crucial role of authority to keep the balance against abusers and 'tough guys'.
| >>263907 that's a good way to put it. there's really nothing to live for in a setting as extreme as most cyberpunk. that alone really takes away from its effectiveness
(you'd think it would be a little more realistic, too, since the whole genre started out as a critique for utopia fiction of the 50s-60s)
| What's the difference between Cyberpunk and post-cyberpunk?
| >>263996
In Post-Cyberpunk, corporations and government are a little less evil than they are in regular cyberpunk, and sometimes, even benevolent, or at least appear to be so. Other than that, the usual social ills that make up "regular" cyberpunk stay the same.
| >>264008 The way characters and technology are portrayed is different, too. The tv tropes page explains it pretty well
| Carful 97394, that's a deep rabbit hole you're going down
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| I like the idea of it a lot more than regular cyberpunk, tbh. The more I try to get into cyberpunk, the more stale it gets - there's always the same hamfisted nihilism, same "morally-grey" characters, the same villainy megacorp. Good cyberpunk will be edgy. Most of it just tries too hard.
Post-cyber isn't exactly optimistic either, but it offers a more neutral (and therefore more realistic) insight into the future.
I dunno. Maybe I'm just growing out of cyber.