I think that's a shallow definition of cyberpunk, and why so many recent works miss the mark. The cyberpunk of old had an 80s aesthetic because it was mostly c

I think that's a shallow definition of cyberpunk, and why so many recent works miss the mark. The cyberpunk of old had an 80s aesthetic because it was mostly created at that time, but it wasn't about that aesthetic. It was "punk" in the sense of rebellion, it was about corporate greed, and the (mis)use of advanced technology, of high tech and low lives, it was about the street and people living on the edge. I don't think its authors envisioned cyberpunk as being stuck in the 80s forever...