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I think what's changed is that the discussions during the heyday were around the technology, which at the time was the limiting factor. The technology isn't rea

I think what's changed is that the discussions during the heyday were around the technology, which at the time was the limiting factor. The technology isn't really the issue anymore (with some specific exceptions). The problem with crypto-currency isn't the "crypto", it's the "currency". I think that same phenomena is the culprit for most "cyperpunk-related" discussions. 10 years ago I'd have said that I was really hoping for the "Star Trek" future, but that if I was forced to bet, I'd bet on a "BladeRunner" future being way more likely. Now I'm old, and I think if I was forced to bet, "Brazil" is a more likely model (the movie, not the country). But I don't want to sound like I'm dismissing the value of a healthy "cypherpunk" community. I think you can look at a lot of things that came out of the original community and see value there.

mindcrime 15y ago
Now I'm old, and I think if I was forced to bet, "Brazil" is a more likely model (the movie, not the country). I'm afraid you may be right. But I still hold out some hope that we can do better than that.
personlurking 15y ago
Here's a link to a list, by year, of how the future is portrayed in films. I'm not sure if it's listed in the infographic, but the film 'Code 46' (Tim Robbins) tells an intriguing story of where I see things heading. http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/3199/inforn.jpg http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/3199/inforn.jpg Another image I can't locate showed how we used to see the future, from a 1980's standpoint (think: Jetsons), and how we see it today (think: "The Road", "Book of Eli" or "I am Legend").
- randallsquared 15y ago
  how we used to see the future, from a 1980's standpoint (think: Jetsons) I think you must mean a 1960s standpoint. 1980s gave us Bladerunner and Terminator.
  - gnosis 14y ago
    The movie Blade Runner was based on the book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, written by Philip K Dick in 1968. The movie The Terminator was at probably partially inspired by the short story Second Variety, written by Philip K Dick in 1953.

mindcrime 15y ago

Now I'm old, and I think if I was forced to bet, "Brazil" is a more likely model (the movie, not the country). I'm afraid you may be right. But I still hold out some hope that we can do better than that.

personlurking 15y ago

Here's a link to a list, by year, of how the future is portrayed in films. I'm not sure if it's listed in the infographic, but the film 'Code 46' (Tim Robbins) tells an intriguing story of where I see things heading. http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/3199/inforn.jpg http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/3199/inforn.jpg Another image I can't locate showed how we used to see the future, from a 1980's standpoint (think: Jetsons), and how we see it today (think: "The Road", "Book of Eli" or "I am Legend").

randallsquared 15y ago
how we used to see the future, from a 1980's standpoint (think: Jetsons) I think you must mean a 1960s standpoint. 1980s gave us Bladerunner and Terminator.
- gnosis 14y ago
  The movie Blade Runner was based on the book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, written by Philip K Dick in 1968. The movie The Terminator was at probably partially inspired by the short story Second Variety, written by Philip K Dick in 1953.