Even in ready player one and night city, the corpo tech was enshittified to all hell and back. I definitely dont trust IOI any more than Meta or Neuralink
Which is exactly why I mentioned having only the shitty corpo netanats and none of the rest of the stuff we might call cool but is just an extension of living in a technodystopic world of wild disparity.
Thats what im saying though. In a lot of sci-fi the cool stuff that is usable and not controlled by a mega corp is basically opensource and is being developed by the (usually revolutionary) underground that you as the player happen to link up with. Its the same in our world. You just need nerdier friends or a more vital questline lol
That’s cyberpunk as a niche hobby, not a cultural norm. We’re nowhere near Night City, Blade Runner or even Ready Player One.
Yeah, the shit is pretty cool, but it isn’t cyberpunk as an inescapable culture.
Even in ready player one and night city, the corpo tech was enshittified to all hell and back. I definitely dont trust IOI any more than Meta or Neuralink
Which is exactly why I mentioned having only the shitty corpo netanats and none of the rest of the stuff we might call cool but is just an extension of living in a technodystopic world of wild disparity.
Thats what im saying though. In a lot of sci-fi the cool stuff that is usable and not controlled by a mega corp is basically opensource and is being developed by the (usually revolutionary) underground that you as the player happen to link up with. Its the same in our world. You just need nerdier friends or a more vital questline lol