While that's true, its true of almost every genre right now.
Lovecraftian horror is being used as a backdrop for real world politics and "racism bad" despite the entire point being unknowable and uncomprehendable horrors instead of the familiar.
Tolkien, who the most agreeable message of his work is industrialization is pretty ugly/bad as well as solid divisions on good/evil, is being used by mega corporations to increase their market shares and blur the line on who is a good person or not.
I can guess 2 of these 3 examples would be heralded as a good thing by the people who whine about "Cyberpunk is being ruined by capitalism!" in articles like these. Which is the context needed, the hypocrisy of saying the truth now.
Just another push for "The personal is political" then again what do you expect from people which thoughts agree that describing themselves as a virus (with ebola,sars and aids) being right and proper.
Lovecraftian horror is being used as a backdrop for real world politics and "racism bad" despite the entire point being unknowable and uncomprehendable horrors instead of the familiar.
Give it time and there will be more identities than masks of Nyarlothotep.
As someone who did read it, I can spare you the trouble & say it's basically as another poster said in this thread: the 'Rage Against The Machine' types have gone mainstream and, in an exceedingly rare moment of self-reflection, can't honestly say they like what they see in the mirror. Though of course, they're quick as usual to blame capitalism and literally anyone but their 'democratic socialist' selves for it.
Yesterday’s cyberpunk fans, as it turns out, have become today’s final bosses — offering broken promises of escape from COVID-induced lockdown and our real and present dystopia.
While that's true, its true of almost every genre right now.
Lovecraftian horror is being used as a backdrop for real world politics and "racism bad" despite the entire point being unknowable and uncomprehendable horrors instead of the familiar.
Tolkien, who the most agreeable message of his work is industrialization is pretty ugly/bad as well as solid divisions on good/evil, is being used by mega corporations to increase their market shares and blur the line on who is a good person or not.
I can guess 2 of these 3 examples would be heralded as a good thing by the people who whine about "Cyberpunk is being ruined by capitalism!" in articles like these. Which is the context needed, the hypocrisy of saying the truth now.
Just another push for "The personal is political" then again what do you expect from people which thoughts agree that describing themselves as a virus (with ebola,sars and aids) being right and proper.
Give it time and there will be more identities than masks of Nyarlothotep.
As someone who did read it, I can spare you the trouble & say it's basically as another poster said in this thread: the 'Rage Against The Machine' types have gone mainstream and, in an exceedingly rare moment of self-reflection, can't honestly say they like what they see in the mirror. Though of course, they're quick as usual to blame capitalism and literally anyone but their 'democratic socialist' selves for it.