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FWIW the metaverse goes back to True Names, with cyberdeck roots in Web of Angels…
by gumby 3y ago
FWIW the metaverse goes back to True Names, with cyberdeck roots in Web of Angels…
- dymax78 3y agoand microtransactions in Ubik.... *shrug* I mentioned quintessential works rather than "origin stories" to avoid an inevitable "all work is derivative". edit: True Names surely should have been added in my brief list.
- gumby 3y agoI don’t think True Names is in any way cyberpunk. No mirrorshades vibe at all, which is part of its charm.
- mcpackieh 3y agoI want to assume you're joking, but I've encountered people who earnestly think the essence of cyberpunk is the retro-80s neon aesthetic, so your comment is in Poe's Law territory for me.