We undoubtedly live in pretty crappy version of cyberpunk. For already quite some time. Authoritarianism and techno-feudalism are on the rise. Cristo-fascism is blooming. Rights and freedoms are being taken from us every single day. Tech is transformed purely into means of data extraction, surveillance and control. However there does not seem to be any counter-culture forming, no music or art genres with strong messages rising up against all of this. Where is the punk of today?

  • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Rise Against started out as a Fat Wreck Chords group, and their sound and message hasn’t gone soft since they signed to a major.

    And yeah, I’d put this pretty squarely in the punk rock category.

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      That song is old enough to die in the wars it was written in protest of though. The OP seems to be asking about much newer stuff than 90s/2000s punk.

      Rise Against is of course still around and still writing music but they’ve softened their sound a ton in the last 10 years or so. Which like, bands sounds change which is good but also they changed away from what I’m into and their early albums are still amongst my favorite albums of all time