January 23, 2006
Cyberpunk Seeking Femme Fatale…
What has happened here?
…”I am a cyberpunk princess, picotech advocate, Technomusicologist-in-training, and much much more. Autistic. Mostly Asian-Avatarian, 2X, reasonably tall. A bit bratty and snarky, but ultimately a friendly explorer in search of new experiences. I like to do crazy stuff with my awesome friends on here! Specialties: making conversation, wearing neon clothes, fly real bad. An honorable partygirl, analytical yet casual… the adventures go on and on & on + on.”
Or worse, here?
“CYBERPUNK SEEKING FEMME FATALE - 28….” This apparently generated so much controversy that it was modified by the cyberpunk in question, but there is a very fun blog entry about it that still has the original post, along with commentary. Now it reads:
“CYBERPUNK SEEKING FEMME FATALE - 28″ {translated as}
“ASSHOLE SEEKING DOORMAT - 41“, and goes down hill from there.
So when did this happen? When did cyberpunk as a term become objectified to the point that a “cyberpunk” could seek a femme fatale for a date, or, um, whatever a cyberpunk would seek a femme fatale for? Truly, it’s fascinating looking at how people use the term. The 80s crowd seems to have a very different definition than the 20-somethings. The 20-somethings look at cyberpunk more as a setting (or so I’ve been told) than as a philosphical outlook or commentary on society.
I’m married and pushing forty, so by definition I’ve been living under a rock for a while. So humor me - What does this mean exactly? Is this just someone who dresses goth or punk but likes hangin on computers? More to point, how would someone know if they were a cyberpunk?
Comments
May 4, 2007
jasonsmr said:
Well taking the classic view into mind (for reasons that seem obvious to me as I begin trying to explain). Since tech- has caught up to us from the antiquated sneaker net generation (running around from cubical to cubical with a floppy in hand)
I mean anything I say is bias from the late 20’s (28) perspective, but I mean I remember the 80’s well, grew up on the stuff, anime mostly American (Heman, and Thundercats). Then theirs my Dad’s horror movies to the un forgettable Franken Hooker (as seen on tales form the crypt)
Cyber punk is something fleeting to me I wasn’t at the age or budget to where I could afford a computer first in 1993 Apple at school. To me this was a class above me (a Nintendo kid) but nostalgic thoughts constantly come into my mind even today as im reading this site (Totally Rad) from my point of view I guess, I think; “I wish I had seen that when it came out,” and such.
I suppose today Im as cyber geeked as it gets; although, I think it’s more streamlined and thus appealing to everyone and so the line between this label and every-body has blurred.
jay
May 6, 2007
Wiggett said:
lol, what’s that cyberprincess’s email?
acctually I was at a party last night where a guy dressed like neo from the matrix was mocking the posers who thought they were cyber punk, saying he prefers the term “cyber operator” himself. Beign a hgue fan of the fantasy involved with the word cyberpunk i scoffed, to me cyberpunk means you have deckers and mohawks. or at the very least wallhack.