After this's all over, I hope the U.S. gov't bills Trump for the damage he's done to our reputation

[Mudfuzz]

This really is the cyberpunk dystopia I dreamt about as a kid.

me too

[Chankgeez]

This really is the cyberpunk dystopia I dreamt about as a kid.

That's, sadly, not gonna play out until someone hands me a phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range.

[Inconuucl]

This really is the cyberpunk dystopia I dreamt about as a kid.

That's, sadly, not gonna play out until someone hands me a phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range.

I'm thinking more Shadowrun/Ghost in the Shell than Terminator here. I wonder how gun laws will react if any laser weapon kicks off.


Actually, I really really don't.

[Chankgeez]

Yes, I know, The Terminator is not quite cyberpunk enough.

So, I might accept Deckard's pistol instead. That's maybe a little bit more cyberpunk.

[rustywire]

Shoutout to Shadowrun

[psychic vampire.]

This really is the cyberpunk dystopia I dreamt about as a kid.

That's, sadly, not gonna play out until someone hands me a phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range.

I'm thinking more Shadowrun/Ghost in the Shell than Terminator here. I wonder how gun laws will react if any laser weapon kicks off.


Actually, I really really don't.

Not the Cyberpunk Future i dreamed of because where's the wires and tubes coming out of our brains and veins connecting us to machines, where is the merging consciousnesses with other people or limited-sentience AI's into a single body, where is the thermoptic camouflage, where is the latex and vinyl and leather clothing?

[Inconuucl]

Look at virtual and augmented reality. Shit's still in the oven.

Hell, you can argue the smartphones are getting to the point of being essentially AR. Pokemon GO (and Ingress before it) make a point of it.

[jrfox92]

So, I might accept Deckard's pistol instead.

I'm patiently waiting for the day I can retire some replicants in the middle of LA.

[psychic vampire.]

Look at virtual and augmented reality. Shit's still in the oven.

Hell, you can argue the smartphones are getting to the point of being essentially AR. Pokemon GO (and Ingress before it) make a point of it.

Sure, but i'm not gonna rest until i can share my body/brain with another sentience. What's the point of cyberpunk if i can't do the body-commune?

[rustywire]

On the contrary, I'll be glad to die & take my chances with reincarnation before humans can upload consciousness into some kind of dystopian nightmare. Humanity will not fare well with that kind of power to usurp mortality; life is fragile and look how poorly it's treated as is.
What I predict will result is the phenomena I call rental car syndrome or "not my problem" which is the conscious mishandling & abuse of temporary property. Also power, situationally. It's a meddlesome authoritarian's wet dream for control beyond illusions. No thanks.

[goosekevin]

just caught up on this thread
last 20 pages were wild

[Inconuucl]

just caught up on this thread
last 20 pages were wild

Shhhhh, I like the direction it's going in.

[Iommic Pope]

Yes, I know, The Terminator is not quite cyberpunk enough.

So, I might accept Deckard's pistol instead. That's maybe a little bit more cyberpunk.

Fun fact: that gun features in the early Fallout games (I wish they'd bring it back) as a tip of the hat to bleak futurism, and is my favourite handgun, along with the deagle.

We are getting closer to those anime stereotypes of puppet governments and cyborg candidates for sure. The whipping people up, the Molotov cocktails, the brink of civil war all the time. People are still freaked the fuck out by transhumanism though, so it'll be a while before you can get you your neural matrix interface installed.

Animals and manga from that 80s era of cyberpunk were more accurate than anything else (apart from Black Sabbath) in predicting the current state of things because it focused on the human elements. What do people do when shitbags make it obvious they're taking over completely? They fight back.
Robot police state be damned.

To bring it back to fallout though, I can't help but feel we're getting closer to that than a cyberpunk dystopia.

[snipelfritz]

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/scottie-nell ... -speeches/

Four years of the RNC posturing to get the Hispanic vote all down the drain. Reince must be shitting himself.

[Iommic Pope]

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/scottie-nell-hughes-on-kaine-speaking-spanish-didnt-need-a-translator-for-rnc-speeches/

Four years of the RNC posturing to get the Hispanic vote all down the drain. Reince must be shitting himself.

Ok, I understand that there is media bias all over the world, but how do you guys get away with it being so blatant? And racist? Don't you have some kind of a watchdog to at least maintain the illusion of objectivity?