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> What is the response to that of the technologically competent segment of society? Cynically and probably realistically? A lot of them are busy implementing t

by weikju 2y ago

> What is the response to that of the technologically competent segment of society? Cynically and probably realistically? A lot of them are busy implementing them either enthusiastically or “just following orders”. > Will this give birth to a rogue cyberpunk culture of hackers and cowboys? Or are we facing an era resembling a black mirror episode with smiles and flowers on the bright side and secret prisons beneath? Likely both :(

2-3-7-43-1807 2y ago
Almost everybody I met working in IT doesn't care about such political and societal developments and is happy as long as there is steady supply of exciting gadgets. > Likely both :( These scenarios are indeed not mutually exclusive. But in the cyberpunk fantasy the counter culture would be more visible and also accessible for outsiders. Like having your social credit score increased by some hackers hanging out in a Chatsubo hidden in a dark alleyway in exchange for a couple of illegal chips. In the black mirror version it would be completely hidden and super dangerous to even speak or think about it.
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