• Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip
    332·
    11 hours ago

    sad

    People will always need each other. Money doesn’t change that. People need affection and intimacy. This culture war shit keeps us filtering the world though the “safety” of their apps instead of actually connecting with each other, which is why we’re all so fucking miserable imo.

  • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
    1562·
    16 hours ago

    Men make money to survive this cyberpunk dystopian capitalist hellscape.

    Women make money to survive this cyberpunk dystopian capitalist hellscape.

    • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
      272·
      16 hours ago

      I’d hate to break this to you, but the cyberpunk dystopian capitalist hellscape is in its infancy. It’s barely learning to crawl yet.

      Enjoy the next thousand years or so… if you can…

      • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
        10·
        13 hours ago

        For those wondering what typically defines the cyberpunk literary genre, its key elements include:

        High-tech, low-life scenarios: Advanced technology, such as cybernetics, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality, is prevalent, but it exists alongside widespread societal breakdown and poverty.

        Dystopian future:
        The settings are typically bleak and oppressive, often dominated by powerful corporations or decentralized, corrupt power structures.

        Impact of technology on humanity:
        Cyberpunk explores how technology shapes society, culture, and individual identity .

        Antiheroes and rebellion:
        Characters are often morally ambiguous rebels fighting against oppressive systems.

      • Sanctus@anarchist.nexusEnglish
        21·
        15 hours ago

        I hate to break it to you but cyberpunk is a critique of today’s world. Tomorrow can always get much worse.

        • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
          5·
          15 hours ago

          Today’s world is a toe dipped in the lake of cyberpunk critique.

          Transhumanism is, for the most part, still a crackpot fringe theory. Most of us aren’t brainchipped, and there are still recognizable human interactions on the web.

          • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world
            1·
            7 hours ago

            I forgot what this conversation is about and I don’t feel like backtracking. All I know now is that end-stage ligma is a mouth-less person who’s craving ice cream.

        • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
          4·
          14 hours ago

          I can’t speak for everybody, but I remember when the first continents were formed from geothermal vaults at the bottom of the ocean.

          Or maybe that was just a mushroom trip. Either way, the dystopia has only just begun. Stop being pedantic.

      • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
        4·
        13 hours ago

        The reappropriation of the Buc-ees beaver is similar to the reappropriation of Mickey Mouse by punks in the 70’s.

        Nothing says 'Muricah more than Buc-ees (and maybe us flag bathing shorts). It is a mecca for meat, oversized sodas and snacks, petrol consumption, and nice toilets to shit all the garbage you’ve consumed.

        An .ml account in the Fediverse sporting the ultimate symbol of American consumerism is exactly what I’m going for.

        • W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          4 hours ago

          It is a mecca for meat, oversized sodas and snacks, petrol consumption, and nice toilets to shit all the garbage you’ve consumed.

          I want to go to there.