Cyberpunks of Today

Cyberpunk, as a broad overview, is a sub-genre of science fiction that features dystopic worlds and high-end technology meshed together. Often, these stories have a deep political meaning to them, and often portray governments and corporations as being all-controlling, evil devices.

How does this relate to today's world, however? There is little dystopia, and today's technology doesn't seem far-fetched as it does in a cyberpunk's world. However, we've still developed a reliance on our technologies, from cellphones to Twitter to the entire Internet... we've become a society who clings to and develops technology faster than ever before.

Cyberpunks, in a modern context, are an underground movement that challenge the way things are run. They use the vast information and the freedom of speech on the internet to spread their ideas and philosophies, quickly spreading beyond the land. They form into small, active communities from around the globe, sharing their ideas and stories of the culture, exploring this great freedom through the Internet.

The antithesis of cyberpunks is pop culture. Essentially, anything that is mainstream, or popular, is against the very thing that cyberpunks stand for. They go their own way, public opinion has no effect on their tastes or desires.

The belief of cyberpunks is that reality and the Internet will slowly mesh and become one. This may seem like a distant and far-off fantasy... or is it? Today's world is quickly become more and more reliant on the use of technology and the Internet, and more and more we cannot live without the luxuries that it gives us. Whether we're aware of it or not, technology is taking over our lives, and the cyberpunks are aware of this than most others.

Whether technology and the connected mindset of the Internet are a threat or not is yet to be known, however more people greet this generation of technology with an open arms. Who could really live without their Facebook, cellphone, and favorite YouTube videos?