I am working on an article (and video) about the computer game
Cyberpunk 2077. Since films such as
Blade Runner and books such as
Neuromancer, I love the cyberpunk genre: a dark future with powerful companies, neon lights in the rain and imaginative implants.
This
piece in
Wired is about the origins of the
cyberpunk genre. To my great surprise, it is partly due to the Second World War. In the
United States and Europe, there were fears about Asian dominance through technology.
The stories (and the
Cyberpunk 2077 game, for that matter) are also a
warning: technological
progress does not necessarily lead to a higher quality of life. Powerful companies, governments, and military organizations can also use it to oppress humanity.
Anyway, curious about my opinion about the game
Cyberpunk 2077 as a biohacker? I will share the article in the next newsletter!