This video is a bit old since it mentions the “new” series Altered Carbon and Mr. Robot but it does a great job of explaining the origins and ingredients that led to cyberpunk.

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    1 year ago

    I wonder if that’s more a fascination with the low-lifes of a cyberpunk future. The “street finds its own uses for things” crowd. I feel like tech minimalism would be seen as more “clean” and thus “high class” from that perspective. So having wires everywhere makes it look more custom and cobbled together.

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      1 year ago

      Good point. Even headphones that aren’t bluetooth look cheap and poor now.