Cyberpunk
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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- [Movie]
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Yeah there really isn't. A colleague has a smart ring and it looked neat but he still has to carry his phone around and he also wears a smart watch. Just a status symbol at that point.
Except it's a status symbol that nobody even knows is a status symbol. They look super generic.
This ring could be a smart ring, or a $1 flea market special based off looks.
Mind you, I said that of smartwatches for a while until I got one and realized that... well, yeah, being able to see your notifications without taking your phone out of your pocket is worth it on a thing you already wear anyway.
But that's still... you know, an understandable use case that is already well covered and rings don't do.
I may not be the right person for this, considering the entire "let us monetize your yuppie paranoia about being healthy and hot" nonsense has always missed me entirely. I remember in the early days of fitness bands I made a joke about them in front of a hip, techie audience and I immediately realized that hip, techie audiences don't think tracking their steps and heart rate 24/7 and shipping the data out to Google is a extremely dumb thing to do that only exposes their sexual insecurity.
Turns out that's a me opinion.
Picking music without taking out your phone is what sold me on it